| Coahuila soapwort | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Yucca |
| Species: | Y. coahuilensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Yucca coahuilensis Matuda & I. Piña-Luján | |
Yucca coahuilensis (Coahuila soapwort) is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to grasslands of southern Texas and northern Coahuila. It has a basal rosette of stiff, very narrow leaves, and an inflorescence up to 2.5 m (8 feet) tall, bearing creamy white flowers.
References
- Ayala-Hernández, M.M.; Clary, K.; Solano, E.; Puente, R.; Salywon, A.; Hodgson, W. (2020). "Yucca coahuilensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117423113A117469987. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T117423113A117469987.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Matuda & I. Piña -Luján, Plantas Mexicanas del Género Yucca 120 1980.
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, isotype of Yucca coahuilensis
- Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanical Gardens, Yucca coahuilensis (Coahuila Soapwort)
- Yucca coahuilensis Matuda & Piña Luján
- Rare Palm Seeds Yucca coahuilensis
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Yucca coahuilensis | |
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