Asparagaceae FAMILY Data Deficient
Yucca declinata
Yucca declinata
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Yucca declinata is an evergreen, succulent plant The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. Yucca declinata is only known from a couple of collections and there is insufficient information on its range, population trends and threats to assess it. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' 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
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouthwest N. America - northwest Mexico (Sonora)
HabitatMainly found on rocky, volcanic, or limestone hills and valleys with clay soils, also growing in open oak woodland; at elevations from 750 - 1,230 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. ]