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Yucca reverchonii
Also called Plateau Yucca
San Angelo yucca is a low, trunkless perennial yucca from the Edwards Plateau of Texas and northeastern Mexico, often forming colonies on limestone. It is hardy and drought tolerant once established, and needs sharp drainage and full sun.
Yucca reverchonii is a plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is native to the Edwards Plateau region of Texas, as well as to the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes, and San Luís Potosí. It is known as the San Angelo yucca and is closely related to Y. rupicola Scheele and Y. thompsoniana Trel.
Characters that distinguish this species include:
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 reverchonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
