Yucca constricta

Yucca constricta
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Yucca
Species:	Y. constricta
Binomial name
Yucca constricta Buckley
Synonyms [2]
Yucca albospica Van Houtte Yucca polyphyllaBaker

Yucca constricta known by the common name "Buckley's yucca ," ^[3] is a plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is found in rocky limestone hills of central and eastern Texas, and also in Coahuila, Mexico. ^[4]

Yucca constricta is usually acaulescent (trunkless), sometimes growing in clumps, spreading by trailing stems. Flowering stalks reach as high as 50 cm (20 inches) with pendent, greenish-white flowers. Fruit is a dry capsule with shiny black seeds. ^{[5] [6] [7] [4] [8] [9]}

Yucca constricta is relatively abundant, and although it has local threats, its population appears to be stable overall. ^[1]

References

1. Clary, K.; Puente, R.; Salywon, A.; Hodgson, W. (2020). "Yucca constricta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T117423142A117469997. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T117423142A117469997.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. The Plant List
3. Buckley. Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science Proceedings, 1862:8. 1863.
4. Flora of North America v 26 p 423.
5. Aggie horticulture, Texas A&M University.
6. McKelvey, S. D. 1938–1947. Yuccas of the Southwestern United States. 2 vols. Jamaica Plain.
7. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
8. Van Houtte, Louis Benoît. 1868. Flore des Serres xvii, Yucca albospica
9. Baker. 1870. Gardeners' Chronicle. London, 1870: 1088, Yucca polyphylla