| Author: |
George Engelmann, 1902 | |
Family: |
AGAVACEAE* |
| Origin: |
N-E Mexico, Texas, S USA |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
32 Centimetres |
| Height: |
5 Metres |
| Flower: |
White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names: |
Palmelilie, Big Bend Yucca,
Beaked Yucca, Silver Yucca, Adam's Yucca, Nordstrom's Yucca |
| Synonyms: |
Yucca linearis,
D.J.Ferguson, 1996.
Yucca rostrata var. linearis, Trel., 1907.
Yucca thompsoniana, Trel. 1911. (Is smaller). |
This member of the
Agavaceae* family
was given this name by George Engelmann in 1902. It is found in
north-eastern Mexico and Texas in sounthern USA, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to
32 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to five metres in height. The flowers are white.
The genera name is from Yuca,
the name in St. Domingo for a totally different plant. The species
name means 'with a beak'.
*)Accordantly to
the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Agavaceae
is now part of the Asparagaceae. |
