Yucca capensis

Yucca capensis
	Yucca capensis in the Cape Region of Baja California
Systematics
	Monocots
Order :	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family :	Asparagaceae (Asparagaceae)
Subfamily :	Agave family (Agavoideae)
Genre :	Palm lilies ( yucca )
Type :	Yucca capensis
Scientific name
	Yucca capensis
	LWLenz

Yucca capensis is a plant of the genus of yucca ( Yucca ) in the family of asparagaceae (Asparagaceae).

description

This stem-forming species grows solitary or forms groups. It reaches a height of 1 to 6 meters. Very old specimens lean to one side. The 0.5 to 1 meter long, variable, rough, stiff leaves do not form fibers on the leaf edges.

The upright or slightly inclined, branched inflorescence begins between the leaves and becomes 0.4 to 0.8 meters high. The six identical bracts are cream-colored.

Yucca capensis is similar to the northern Baja California representative of the Yucca section of the Treculianae series , Yucca valida , but the leaves are shorter and stiffer. Intermediate forms are known at the distribution limits. Large specimens can be seen in the Huntington Botanical Gardens , Marino and Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens , Claremont, California.

distribution

Yucca capensis is in Mexico in the Cape Region of Baja California Sur endemic and at altitudes of 1,000 meters spread. It grows together with Agave capensis , Lophocereus schottii , Echinocereus pensilis , Echinocereus sciurus and other plant species.

Systematics

The first description by the American botanist LW Lenz under the name Yucca capensis was published in 1998. The species Yucca capensis is placed within the genus Yucca in the section Yucca , Treculianae series .