Yucca thompsoniana

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Sectio: Y. sect. Chaenocarpa
Series: Y. ser. Rupicolae
Species: Yucca thompsoniana
Name

Yucca thompsoniana Trel.
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Yucca rostrata var. integra Trel., Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 102. 1911 publ. 1912.

References

Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Yucca thompsoniana in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Oct 21. Reference page.
Trelease, W. 1911: Report (Annual) of the Missouri Botanical Garden. St. Louis 22: 101, pl. 104-107.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Yucca thompsoniana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Yucca thompsoniana, the Thompson's yucca,[3] is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Texas, Chihuahua and Coahuila.[4] Other names for the plant include Beaked yucca, Soyate and Palmita.[5]

Yucca thompsoniana has a trunk up to 1 m tall, branching above the ground. It flowers before there is any trunk at all, but continues to flower after the stem begins to grow. Leaves are narrow and dagger-like, a bit glaucous, up to 35 cm long and 10 mm wide. Inflorescence is a panicle about 100 cm high. Flowers are white, about 4 cm long and appear in late March through early May.[5] Fruit is a dry, egg-shaped capsule.[4][6]

The plant was first collected in Chihuahua by John Bigelow in 1852 and was described by William Trelease in 1911.[5]
References

Clary, K.; Solano, E.; Ayala-Hernández, M.M.; Salywon, A.; Puente, R. (2020). "Yucca thompsoniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117428726A117470207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T117428726A117470207.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
Tropicos Yucca thompsoniana
"Yucca thompsoniana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
Trelease, Report (Annual) of the Missouri Botanical Garden 22: 101 1911 publ. 1912.
Morey, Roy (2008). Little Big Bend : Common, Uncommon, and Rare Plants of Big Bend National Park. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. p. 41. ISBN 9780896726130. OCLC 80359503.
CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F..