Biology:Yucca thompsoniana

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Yucca thompsoniana
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Yucca thompsoniana in Campania
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Species:
Y. thompsoniana
Binomial name
Yucca thompsoniana
Trel.
Synonyms[2]
  • Yucca rostrata var. integra Trel.

Yucca thompsoniana, the Thompson's yucca,[3] is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Texas , Chihuahua and Coahuila.[4] Other names for the plant include Beaked yucca, Soyate and Palmita.[5]

Yucca thompsoniana has a trunk up to 1 m tall, branching above the ground. It flowers before there is any trunk at all, but continues to flower after the stem begins to grow. Leaves are narrow and dagger-like, a bit glaucous, up to 35 cm long and 10 mm wide. Inflorescence is a panicle about 100 cm high. Flowers are white, about 4 cm long and appear in late March through early May.[5] Fruit is a dry, egg-shaped capsule.[4][6]

The plant was first collected in Chihuahua by John Bigelow in 1852 and was described by William Trelease in 1911.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q291846 entry