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Pitilla

Yucca endlichiana

Also called Creeping Dwarf Soapwort, Creeping Dwarf Yucca

Pitilla
Photo: Rebou, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
Mexico (Coahuila)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Yucca endlichiana Trel. is a species in the family Asparagaceae, endemic to the Mexican state of Coahuila. The plant is acaulescent with creamy white to purplish flowers.

Because of its small range, as well as threats including collection of plants and seeds, overgrazing, and construction, this plant is considered to be an endangered species by the IUCN.

Other Yucca plants

Aloe yucca · Narrowleaf yucca · Arkansas yucca · Banana yucca · Navajo yucca · Joshua tree · Plains yucca · Cape Region Yucca · Giant Spanish Dagger · Nodding Yucca · Coahuila Texas Yucca · Buckley's yucca

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Yucca endlichiana 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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