Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia
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Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia with inflorescence in May in California |
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Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia (English common name : "Malibu Lake Yucca") is a subspecies of the Yucca whipplei plant in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae).
description
Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia grows solitary or forms groups with a few rosettes. The flexible, finely toothed, blue to green leaves are 25 to 80 cm long and 1 to 2 cm wide.
The branched inflorescence is 1 to 2.5 meters high. It is similar to the subspecies Yucca whipplei subsp. caespitosa , which however develops smaller rosettes and smaller pads. The flowering period extends from April to June. After the flowering period, it develops new rosettes from the base. They are rare in the collections in Europe.
distribution
Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia is common in the US state of California at altitudes up to 600 m.
Systematics
The description by Adelbert Lee Haines under the name Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia was published in 1941.
A synonym is Yucca whipplei var. Intermedia J.M.Webber (1953).
Individual evidence
literature
- Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia . In: Fritz Hochstätter (Ed.): Yucca (Agavaceae) . Volume 1 USA, Selbstverlag, 2000, p. 20, photo material p. 73, p. 229. ISBN 3-00-005946-6 .
Web links
- Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia with field number list