Yucca coahuilensis

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Coahuila soapwort
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Species:
Y. coahuilensis
Binomial name
Yucca coahuilensis
Matuda & I. Piña-Luján

Yucca coahuilensis [2] (Coahuila soapwort) is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to grasslands of southern Texas and northern Coahuila. It has a basal rosette of stiff, very narrow leaves, and an inflorescence up to 2.5 m (8 feet) tall, bearing creamy white flowers.

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References

  1. Ayala-Hernández, M.M.; Clary, K.; Solano, E.; Puente, R.; Salywon, A.; Hodgson, W. (2020). "Yucca coahuilensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T117423113A117469987. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T117423113A117469987.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Matuda & I. Piña -Luján, Plantas Mexicanas del Género Yucca 120 1980.