familyAgavaceae
genusYucca
speciesYucca baccata
varietyYucca baccata var. brevifolia

Yucca baccata var. brevifolia

L. D. Benson & R. A. Darrow

Amer. J. Bot. 30: 234. 1943.

William J. Hess, R. Laurie Robbins
Common names: Thornber yucca
Basionym: Yucca brevifolia Schott ex Trelease Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 13: 100, plates 57–59. 1902, Yucca treleasei J. F. Macbride 1918
Synonyms: Yucca arizonica McKelvey Yucca confinis McKelvey Yucca thornberi McKelvey
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 427.

Plants caulescent. Stems 1–24, aerial, often branched, some reaching 2 m. Leaf margins filiferous. Inflorescences arising almost completely within to mostly extending beyond rosettes; peduncle to 0.3 m.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Hills, mesas, flats in Sonoran Desert, desert grasslands, oak woodlands, 500–2000 m

Distribution

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Ariz., N.Mex., Mexico (Sonora).

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
William J. Hess +  and R. Laurie Robbins +
Authority
L. D. Benson & R. A. Darrow +
Basionyms
Yucca brevifolia +  and Yucca treleasei +
Common name
Thornber yucca +
Distribution
Ariz. +, N.Mex. +  and Mexico (Sonora). +
Habitat
Hills, mesas, flats in Sonoran Desert, desert grasslands, oak woodlands, 500–2000 m +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Bee F. Gunn +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Phenology
Flowering spring–early summer. +
Publication title
Amer. J. Bot. +
Publication year
1943 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V26/V26 875.xml +
Special status
Illustrated +
Synonyms
Yucca arizonica +, Yucca confinis +  and Yucca thornberi +
Taxon family
Agavaceae +
Taxon name
Yucca baccata var. brevifolia +
Taxon parent
Yucca baccata +
Taxon rank
variety +
Volume
Volume 26 +