Asparagaceae FAMILY Endangered

Yucca queretaroensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Yucca queretaroensis The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and source of materials. Yucca queretaroensis has a very small range, the population is naturally severely fragmented and only three locations can be identified. Due to its aesthetic beauty and rarity, this species is illegally extracted from the wild to supply the international horticulture market, and this has caused rapid declines in the population. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSouthern N. America - central Mexico (Querétaro, Guanajuato, Hidalgo).

HabitatSubmontane open canopy scrub, growing on the slopes of canyons and strongly associated with water runoff, mainly on shallow, limestone soils; at elevations from 986 - 1,800 metres, but mainly below 1,340 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].