Biology:Yucca thompsoniana
| Yucca thompsoniana | |
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| Yucca thompsoniana in Campania | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Yucca |
| Species: | Y. thompsoniana
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| Yucca thompsoniana Trel.
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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]
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- ↑ Clary, K.; Solano, E.; Ayala-Hernández, M.M.; Salywon, A.; Puente, R. (2020). "Yucca thompsoniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T117428726A117470207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T117428726A117470207.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/117428726/117470207. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Tropicos Yucca thompsoniana
- ↑ "Yucca thompsoniana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=YUTH.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Trelease, Report (Annual) of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22: 101 1911 publ. 1912.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Morey, Roy (2008). Little Big Bend : Common, Uncommon, and Rare Plants of Big Bend National Park. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. pp. 41. ISBN 9780896726130. OCLC 80359503. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80359503.
- ↑ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F.
Wikidata ☰ Q291846 entry
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