Yucca carnerosana

Giant Spanish Dagger
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Species: Y. carnerosana
Binomial name
Yucca carnerosana
(Trel.) McKelvey
Synonyms[1]

Samulea carnerosana Trel.

Yucca carnerosana[2] is a species of North American plants in the asparagus family. Common name is "Giant Spanish Dagger." In the United States, it is a rare, localized plant known only from Brewster County in western Texas.[3] The species is, however, widely distributed in northern Mexico (Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, Nuevo León).[4][5] It is also cultivated in Europe and in many other locations.[6]

Yucca carnerosana is branched and arborescent, up to 20 feet tall, with showy white flowers.[7]

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