| Silver-leaf yucca Yucca azul Rigid blue yucca | |
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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. luminosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Yucca luminosa ined. | |
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Yucca luminosa, more commonly referred to as its synonym Yucca rigida, is a plant species in the yucca genus native to northern Mexico. It is also commonly called silver-leaf yucca, blue yucca, and rigid blue yucca. It grows in ravines of stony soil and limestone scrubland at elevations of 1,000–2,500 metres (3,300–8,200 ft) above sea level.
Yucca luminosa usually grows individual or branched 3–4 metres (9.8–13.1 ft) tall trunks, with a crown of powdery blue leaves that grow to 1 metre (3.3 ft) long and narrowly lanceolate, tapering at both ends. It forms 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) tall inflorescences with white flowers.
References
- "Silver-leaf Yucca (Yucca luminosa)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Rigid Blue Yucca (Yucca rigida)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Yucca luminosa (rigida)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117428416A117470172. 2020. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T117428416A117470172.en. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- "luminosa", Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, retrieved 28 February 2022
- "Yucca luminosa". Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- "distribution", Royal Botanical Gardens Kew, retrieved 28 February 2022
- "Yucca rigida (Blue Yucca)". Mountain States Wholesale Nursery. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
Data related to Yucca luminosa at Wikispecies
Media related to Yucca luminosa at Wikimedia Commons
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Yucca luminosa | |
| Yucca rigida | |