Yucca schidigera

Yucca schidigera
Mojave yucca
Flowering plant, Palm Canyon, California
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Species:
Y. schidigera
Binomial name
Yucca schidigera
Synonyms[2]
  • Yucca californica Nutt. ex Baker
  • Yucca mohavensis Sarg.
  • Sarcoyucca mohavensis (Sarg.) Linding.

Yucca schidigera, also known as the Mojave yucca or Spanish dagger, is a perennial plant in the asaparagus family native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It is most common in the Mojave Desert, but also occurs extensively in the Sonoran Desert and west to the Pacific coast of southern California and Baja California.

  1. ^ Arteaga, M.; Solano, E.; Ayala-Hernández, M.M.; Puente, R.; Clary, K.; Hodgson, W.; Salywon, A. (2020). "Yucca schidigera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117428515A117470192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T117428515A117470192.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". wcsp.science.kew.org.