| Yucca thompsoniana | |
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| Yucca thompsoniana in Campania | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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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]
