Yucca faxoniana

Spanish dagger
Blooming, in Chihuahuan Desert habitat.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Species:
Y. faxoniana
Binomial name
Yucca faxoniana
Synonyms[3]
  • Samuela faxonia Trel.
  • Samuela faxoniana Trel.
  • Sarcoyucca australis (Trel.) Linding.
  • Sarcoyucca macrocarpa (Torr.) Linding.
  • Yucca australis Trel. nom. illeg.
  • Yucca baccata var. macrocarpa Torr.
  • Yucca macrocarpa (Torr.) Coville nom. illeg.
  • Yucca torreyi Shafer nom. illeg.

Yucca faxoniana is a bladed evergreen shrub of the genus Yucca. It is known by the common names Faxon yucca,[4] Spanish dagger,[4] and giant dagger.[5]

  1. ^ Hernández Sandoval, L.; Zamudio, S.; González-Elizondo, M.; Matías-Palafox, M.; Sánchez, E.; Hernández-Martínez, M. (2020). "Yucca faxoniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117427934A117470032. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T117427934A117470032.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Yucca faxoniana". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  3. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Yucca faxoniana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. ^ Morey, Roy (2008). Little Big Bend : Common, Uncommon, and Rare Plants of Big Bend National Park. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. p. 40. ISBN 9780896726130. OCLC 80359503.