Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii

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Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii
Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii Typical specimen in California

Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii
Typical specimen in California

Systematics
Order : Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family : Asparagaceae (Asparagaceae)
Subfamily : Agave family (Agavoideae)
Genre : Palm lilies ( yucca )
Type : Joshua palm lily ( Yucca brevifolia )
Subspecies : Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii
Scientific name
Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii
( JMWebber ) Hochstätter

Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii (English common name : Webber's Yucca) is a subspecies of the Joshua palm lily ( Yucca brevifolia ) in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae).

description

Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii forms large, dense groups with many stems that form numerous rosettes. The species reaches a height of 10 meters. The flowering period is from April to May. They are frost-hardy to minus 15 ° C, but very sensitive to moisture and should therefore be protected all year round.

distribution

Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii is distributed in the USA in the state of California in the Mojave Desert in plains, on flat slopes at 1200 to 1550 m altitude. It grows together with numerous species of cacti .

Systematics

The name was chosen in honor of Herbert John Webber, the father of the author John Milton Webber. The description is by Fritz Hochstätter under the name Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii was published in 2001.

Synonyms are Yucca brevifolia f. herbertii J.M.Webber 1953 and Yucca brevifolia var. herbertii (JMWebber) Munz 1958.

photos

  • Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii with fruits in California

  • Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii with flowering Yucca whipplei in California

  • Distribution map of the section Clistocarpa Yucca brevifolia and subspecies

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Succulenta 80 (6): 262-268. 2001.
  2. ↑ Yuccas of the Southwest USDA Agric. Mon. 17:32. 1953.
  3. ↑ Aliso 4 (1): 88. 1958.

literature

  • Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii . Fritz Hochstätter (Ed.): Yucca (Agavaceae) . Volume 2 In the Southwest, Midwest and East of the USA, Selbst Verlag, 2002, p. 44, photo material p. 151–153, first description p. 261–262, p. 308, ISBN 3-00-009008-8 .

Web links

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