Yucca declinata
Yucca declinata Laferr.
Yucca declinata is a species of the genus Yucca in the family Asparagaceae. It is native to the area around Bacanora in the Mexican state of Sonora. The species was first collected by botanist Howard Scott Gentry, who noted its distinction from Y. grandiflora and Y. arizonica but did not formally describe it. Subsequent analysis of Gentry's work led to its recognition as a new species in 1995.
Description
Yucca declinata is a plant species from the Asparagaceae family, known only from the vicinity of Bacanora in Sonora, Mexico. Howard Scott Gentry collected the species and observed its morphological differences from Y. grandiflora and Y. arizonica but did not publish a formal description. Later botanical studies of Gentry's notes and specimens resulted in the formal recognition and publication of Y. declinata as a new species in 1995.
Distribution
Global · Mexico Northwest
