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Yucca faxoniana

(Yucca carnerosana)

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Description

Yucca carnerosana is a species of North American plants in the asparagus family. Common name is "Giant Spanish Dagger." In the United States, it is confined to only a few counties in western Texas. The species is, however, widely distributed in northern Mexico (Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, Nuevo León). This Yucca is cultivated in a few areas such as the Western United States and southern Europe, as well as other locations. Yucca carnerosana is branched and arborescent, up to 20 feet tall, with snowy white flowers

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family:Asparagaceae
Genus:Yucca
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