Yucca valida

datilillo
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. valida
Binomial name
Yucca valida Brandegee
Synonyms [2]
Yucca × schottii var. valida(Brandegee) M.E. Jones Sarcoyucca valida(Brandegee) Lindinger

Yucca valida is a plant species in the family Asparagaceae, native to the Mexican states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa. The common name is datilillo. ^[3]

Yucca valida is a large, branched species up to 7 m (23 feet) tall. Leaves are rigid and lance-like, up to 35 cm (14 inches) long. Dead leaves hang onto the plant below the living leaves, forming a skirt around the trunk. Flowers are white, forming juicy, edible black fruits up to 4.5 cm (1.8 inches) long. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

References

1. Solano, E.; Ayala-Hernández, M.M.; Arteaga, M.; Puente, R. (2020). "Yucca valida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T117428776A117470222. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T117428776A117470222.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Tropicos Yucca valida
3. Brandegee, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 2, 2: 208, t. 11. 1889.
4. W. Hodgson. Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert. University of Arizona Press.
5. Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford.
6. "San Diego Natural History Museum, Ocean Oasis Field Guide". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-02-07.