Asparagaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Yucca periculosa

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Yucca periculosa is a tree-like evergreen perennial plant with a much-branched main trunk, the branches starting about 100 - 200cm from the base of the trunk. The plant can grow up to 10 metres tall, with a rosette of long, sword-shaped leaves at the apex of each stem[ 1207 Title Flora del Valle de Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/118975#/summary Publisher Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Year 1993 - 2015 ISBN 968-36-3108-8 Description An excellent flora (in Spanish) of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. It can be downloaded from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials. It is grown locally as a living fence and much more widely as an ornamental. Yucca periculosa has suffered habitat fragmentation and population reduction due to road opening and urbanization in its range The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' 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 RangeSouthwest N. America - southern Mexico (Veracruz to Oaxaca)

HabitatPlains and valleys with deep soils and gentle slopes with stony and limestone soils, where it forms part of the desert matorral, xerophillous scrub; at elevations from 1,500 - 2,000 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. ].