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Giant Spanish Dagger

Yucca carnerosana

Giant Spanish Dagger
Photo: Joshua tx, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
NE. Mexico
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Yucca carnerosana, commonly known as Carneros Yucca or Giant Spanish dagger, is a species of yucca of the far southeastern Chihuahuan Desert. The species occurs in northeastern Mexico (Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, Nuevo León).

Yucca carnerosana is a large arborescent yucca, sometimes branched, up to 20 feet tall, with snowy white flowers.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Yucca carnerosana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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