Yucca coahuilensis

Coahuila soapwort
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
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[1] 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 inflorences up to 2.5 m (8 feet) tall, bearing creamy white flowers.


References

  1. Matuda & I. Piña -Luján, Plantas Mexicanas del Género Yucca 120 1980.
External identifiers for Yucca coahuilensis
Encyclopedia of Life 1083600
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