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Yucca intermedia

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Yucca intermedia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Species:
Y. intermedia
Binomial name
Yucca intermedia
McKelvey
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Yucca baileyi var. intermedia (McKelvey) Reveal
  • Yucca baileyi subsp. intermedia (McKelvey) Hochstätter
  • Yucca intermedia var. ramosa McKelvey

Yucca intermedia McKelvey[4] is a species in the family Asparagaceae, with the common name intermediate Yucca. It is a relatively small plant forming clumps of rosettes. It is native to dry steppes, juniper-pinyon woodlands and savannahs, and desert grassland areas of the northwestern quarter of the US State of New Mexico, then into the Four Corners region, at an elevation of 1,400–2,300 m (4,600–7,500 ft).[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Clary, K.; Hodgson, W.; Salywon, A. (2020). "Yucca intermedia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117428005A117470077. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T117428005A117470077.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Tropicos Yucca intermedia
  3. ^ a b Flora of North America, vol 26 Page 437
  4. ^ a b McKelvey, Yuccas Southw. U.S. 2 1947.