Biology:Yucca necopina
| Yucca necopina | |
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| Tarrant County, Texas | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Yucca |
| Species: | Y. necopina
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| Binomial name | |
| Yucca necopina Shinners 1958
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Yucca necopina Shinners,[2] the Brazos River yucca or Glen Rose yucca,[3][4] is a species in the family Asparagaceae. It is a rare endemic native to a small region in north-central Texas.[5]
Description
This plant is a perennial shrub that grows in small colonies of rosettes.[4] The plant grows to a height of 2 feet, with bloom stalks reaching a height of 7 feet.[4] Its flowers are greenish-white and bloom in Spring.[4] The species is similar to Y. pallida and Y. arkansana,[5] and at one time it was thought the species could be a hybrid of the two; later DNA evidence supports it being distinct.[6]
Distribution and habitat
This species grows in river terraces and deep sand, and is native to Somervell, Hood, Parker, and Tarrant Counties in Texas, west of Dallas and Fort Worth.[6][5]
References
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- ↑ Clary, K.; Puente, R.; Hodgson, W. (2020). "Yucca necopina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T117428346A117470132.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/117428346/117470132. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Shinners, Spring Flora of Dallas-Fort Worth. 91, 408. 1958
- ↑ "Yucca necopina". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=YUNE.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=YUNE.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Flora of North America Vol. 26 Page 425, 438
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Yucca necopina in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242102069.
Wikidata ☰ Q15508080 entry
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