Yucca harrimaniae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
Genus: | Yucca |
Species: | Y. harrimaniae
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Binomial name | |
Yucca harrimaniae | |
Synonyms [2] [3] [4] | |
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 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]