Yucca harrimaniae

Yucca harrimaniae Trel.,[5] the Spanish bayonet,[6] is a species in the family Asparagaceae, native to Utah, Nevada, Colorado, northeastern Arizona and northern New Mexico, at elevations from 1000 m to 2700 m.[7][2][8]

Yucca harrimaniae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Species:
Y. harrimaniae
Binomial name
Yucca harrimaniae
Synonyms[2][3][4]
  • Yucca gilbertiana (Trel.) Rydb.
  • Yucca harrimaniae subsp. gilbertiana (Trel.) Hochstätter
  • Yucca harrimaniae var. gilbertiana Trel.
  • Yucca nana Hochstätter

Yucca harrimaniae is a small, acaulescent (stemless) species forming clumps of rosettes. Flowers are nodding (hanging downward), partly greenish-white, partly purplish.[9] The species is closely related to Y. sterilis (Neese & S.L.Welsh) S.L.Welsh & L.C.Higgins..[2]

The overall species is relatively common and widespread. Two varieties, var. nana and var. sterilis, have very small and restricted ranges.[1]

References

  1. Hodgson, W.; Puente, R.; Clary, K.; Salywon, A. (2020). "Yucca harrimaniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117428002A182251312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T117428002A182251312.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Flora of North America vol 26 page 436
  3. Tropicos Yucca harrimaniae
  4. The Plant List
  5. Trelease, Ann. Rept. Missouri Bot.Gard. 13:59. 1902.
  6. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Yucca harrimaniae". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  7. Benny's Cactus
  8. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Species
  9. Plants for a Future, Yucca harrimaniae


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