Yucca utahensis

Yucca utahensis
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. utahensis
Binomial name
Yucca utahensis McKelvey
Synonyms [2]
Yucca elata var. utahensis(McKelvey) Reveal Yucca elata subsp. utahensis(McKelvey) Hochstaetter

Yucca utahensis is a species in the family Asparagaceae, native to Utah, Nevada and Arizona. McKelvey ^[3]

Yucca utahensis can reach a height of 10 feet (3 m), though it is usually much smaller. Stems are sometimes procumbent, often several per colony, forming colonies of several individuals. Leaves are narrow and needle-like, up to 70 cm long but rarely more than 2 cm wide, with fibers separating along the margins. Flowers are creamy white, nodding, bell-shaped. Fruit is a dry capsule with black seeds. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

References

1. Hodgson, W.; Salywon, A. (2020). "Yucca utahensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T117428761A182251630. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T117428761A182251630.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Tropicos Yucca utahensis
3. McKelvey, Yuccas of the Southwestern U.S. 2:94-98, t. 32-34. 1947.
4. Reveal, James Lauritz. 1977. Intermountain Flora 6: 533, Yucca elata var. utahensis
5. Flora of North America v 26 p 433

• photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, Yucca utahensis