Biology:Yucca luminosa

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Short description: Species of epiphyte

Silver-leaf yucca[1]
Yucca azul
Rigid blue yucca[2]
Yucca rigida 1.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Species:
Y. luminosa
Binomial name
Yucca luminosa
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Synonyms[4]
  • Yucca rigida (Engelm.) Trel.
  • Yucca rigida var. inermis Trel.
  • Yucca rupicola var. rigida Engelm.

Yucca luminosa, more commonly referred to as its synonym Yucca rigida,[5] is a plant species in the yucca genus native to northern Mexico.[6] It is also commonly called silver-leaf yucca, blue yucca, and rigid blue yucca.[2] It grows in ravines of stony soil and limestone scrubland at elevations of 1,000–2,500 metres (3,300–8,200 ft) above sea level.[3]

Yucca luminosa usually grows individual or branched 3–4 metres (9.8–13.1 ft) tall trunks, with a crown of powdery blue leaves that grow to 1 metre (3.3 ft) long and narrowly lanceolate, tapering at both ends. It forms 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) tall inflorescences with white flowers.[7]

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