PLANTS Profile for Yucca schidigera (Mojave yucca)

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Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies
Mojave yucca

Symbol:

YUSC2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Agavaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies

Yucca macrocarpa

Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. Usage Requirements.

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Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies

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Synonyms:
Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies

	YUCA3	Yucca californica Nutt. ex Baker
	YUMA	Yucca macrocarpa Merriam, non Engelm.
	YUMO2	Yucca mohavensis Sarg.

Distribution:
Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, NV, UT)

Related Taxa:
Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies

View 10 genera in Agavaceae, 30 species in Yucca

Classification:
Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Agavaceae – Century-plant family
Genus	Yucca L. – yucca
Species	Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies – Mojave yucca

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
Mohave yucca, Spanish dagger		Salvage restricted, Harvest Restricted
Nevada:
Mojave yucca, spanish bayonet		Protected as a Cactus, Yucca, or Christmas tree

More Accounts and Images:
Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505787.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 07:58 PM MDT