Asparagaceae
Yucca

Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm.

First published in Bot. Gaz. 7: 17 (1882)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Arizona to W. Texas and N. Mexico. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Albano, P.-O. (2003). La Conaissance des Plantes Exotiques: 1-324. Édisud, Aix-en-Provence.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(1): 1-76. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mulford, A.I. [392] United States K002170453 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002170596 Yes
Ward, L.F. [s.n.] United States K002170449 Yes
Wooton, E.O. [168] United States K002170445 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States K002170444 Yes
Mulford, A.I. [280a] United States K002170450 Yes
Vasey, G.R. [s.n.] United States K002170455 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States K002170446 Yes
Mulford, A.I. [280] United States K002170451 Yes
Coville, F.V.; Funston, F. [1954] United States K002170454 Yes
Greene, E.L. [s.n.] United States K002170443 Yes
Mulford, A.I. [[2800]] United States K001730556 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [s.n.] United States K002170447 Yes
Mulford, A.I. [s.n.] United States K002170452 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0