Yucca baccata var. baccata
Common names: Banana yucca blue yucca datil
Illustrated
Synonyms: Yucca baccata var. vespertina Yucca vespertina
Plants acaulescent or caulescent. Stems, if present, 1–6, aerial or subterranean, shorter than 0.3 m. Leaf margins coarse, curling. Inflorescences arising completely within or extending 1/4 beyond rosettes; peduncle 0.6–0.8 m.
Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Rocky slopes, pinyon, oak, and juniper woodlands, grasslands
Elevation: 400–2500 m
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Colo., Nev., N.Mex., Tex., Utah, Mexico (Chihuahua).
Discussion
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Lower Taxa
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