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Yucca potosina

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Clade
  
Monocots

Family
  
Asparagaceae

Rank
  
Species

Clade
  
Angiosperms

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Agavoideae

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Similar
  
Yucca coahuilensis, Yucca periculosa, Yucca jaliscensis, Yucca capensis, Yucca mixtecana

Yucca potosina, English common name Potosí palm soapwort or Potosi palm, Rzed. is a plant species in the family Asparagaceae, native to the east central Mexico from Hidalgo to San Luís Potosí. It is sometimes cultivated as an ornamental, but not widely.


Yucca potosina is a rather large tree-like species up to 8 m tall, with occasional branching. Leaves are stiff, narrow, rough, up to 100 cm long. Inflorescence is up to 120 cm long. Flowers are white, elongated, up to 50 mm long and 15 mm across.

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Yucca potosina Wikipedia