| Yucca harrimaniae | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Yucca |
| Species: | Y. harrimaniae |
| Binomial name | |
| Yucca harrimaniae Trel. | |
| Synonyms | |
Yucca harrimaniae Trel., the Spanish bayonet, is a species in the family Asparagaceae, native to Utah, Nevada, Colorado, northeastern Arizona and northern New Mexico, at elevations from 1000 m to 2700 m.
Yucca harrimaniae is a small, acaulescent (stemless) species forming clumps of rosettes. Flowers are nodding (hanging downward), partly greenish-white, partly purplish. The species is closely related to Y. sterilis (Neese & S.L.Welsh) S.L.Welsh & L.C.Higgins..
The overall species is relatively common and widespread. Two varieties, var. nana and var. sterilis, have very small and restricted ranges.
References
- ^ Hodgson, W.; Puente, R.; Clary, K.; Salywon, A. (2020). "Yucca harrimaniae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117428002A182251312. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T117428002A182251312.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Flora of North America vol 26 page 436
- Tropicos Yucca harrimaniae
- The Plant List
- Trelease, Ann. Rept. Missouri Bot.Gard. 13:59. 1902.
- NRCS. "Yucca harrimaniae". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- Benny's Cactus
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Species
- Plants for a Future, Yucca harrimaniae
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