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Yucca brevifolia var. brevifolia
Engelmann
A tree-like yucca that is well-known from western movies. Grows unfortunately very slowly. Most well-known locality is Joshua Tree National Park, but this plant also occurs locally in Arizona
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© Julia Etter & Martin Kristen
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First Description |
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Report of the Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel, Vol. 5 Botany: 496, 1871
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Synonyms
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Clistoyucca arborescens (Torrey) Trelease (1902)
(Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 13: 41, pl. 6-7, 1902)
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Yucca arborescens (Torrey) Trelease ex Merriam (1892)
(Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 3: 163, 1892)
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Clistoyucca brevifolia (Engelmann) Rydberg (1917)
(Flora of the Rocky Mountains: 170, t. 1061, 1917)
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Yucca brevifolia fa. herbertii Webber (1953)
(Agricultural Monographs, U.S. Dept. Agric. 17: 32, 1953)
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Yucca brevifolia fa. kernensis Hochstätter (2001)
(Succulenta 80(6): 268, 2001)
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Yucca brevifolia ssp. herbertii (Webber) Hochstätter (2001)
(Succulenta 80(6): 267, 2001)
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Yucca brevifolia var. herbertii (Webber) Muntz (1958)
(Aliso 4: 88, 1958)
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Yucca draconis var. arborescens Torrey (1856)
(Explorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, Rep. 4, Pt. 5, No. 4: 147, 1856)
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Only field data publicly available is shown! Detailed personal field data only available to scientists with special permission!
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Basic Data
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Subgenus |
Clistoyucca |
Diameter |
up to 100cm |
Inflorescence |
30-55cm |
Flower Color |
greenish-white |
Flowering Time |
April - June |
Reproduction |
seed |
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Natural Location
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Occurrence |
Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah |
Remarks
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Inflorescence
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Various
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Indoor Summer
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Exposition |
half shady |
Watering |
plenty |
Indoor Winter
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Temperature |
keep frost free |
Soil |
keep totally dry |
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