Silver-leaf yucca
[1] Yucca azul Rigid blue yucca [2] | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
Genus: | Yucca |
Species: | Y. luminosa
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Binomial name | |
Yucca luminosa ined.
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Synonyms [4] | |
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Yucca luminosa, more commonly referred to as its synonym Yucca rigida, [5] is a plant species in the yucca genus native to northern Mexico. [6] It is also commonly called silver-leaf yucca, blue yucca, and rigid blue yucca. [2] It grows in ravines of stony soil and limestone scrubland at elevations of 1,000–2,500 metres (3,300–8,200 ft) above sea level. [3]
Yucca luminosa usually grows individual or branched 3–4 metres (9.8–13.1 ft) tall trunks, with a crown of powdery blue leaves that grow to 1 metre (3.3 ft) long and narrowly lanceolate, tapering at both ends. It forms 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) tall inflorescences with white flowers. [7]
Silver-leaf yucca
[1] Yucca azul Rigid blue yucca [2] | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
Genus: | Yucca |
Species: | Y. luminosa
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Binomial name | |
Yucca luminosa ined.
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Synonyms [4] | |
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Yucca luminosa, more commonly referred to as its synonym Yucca rigida, [5] is a plant species in the yucca genus native to northern Mexico. [6] It is also commonly called silver-leaf yucca, blue yucca, and rigid blue yucca. [2] It grows in ravines of stony soil and limestone scrubland at elevations of 1,000–2,500 metres (3,300–8,200 ft) above sea level. [3]
Yucca luminosa usually grows individual or branched 3–4 metres (9.8–13.1 ft) tall trunks, with a crown of powdery blue leaves that grow to 1 metre (3.3 ft) long and narrowly lanceolate, tapering at both ends. It forms 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) tall inflorescences with white flowers. [7]