Hesperoyucca newberryi

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Grand Canyon Quixote plant
Yucca whipplei subsp. newberryi fh 1179.91 AZ B.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Hesperoyucca
Species:
H. newberryi
Binomial name
Hesperoyucca newberryi
(McKelvey) Clary
Synonyms[1]
  • Yucca newberryi McKelvey
  • Yucca whipplei subsp. newberryi (McKelvey) Hochstätter

Hesperoyucca newberryi, commonly known as the Grand Canyon Quixote plant or Newberry's yucca, is a plant species endemic to Arizona. It is found only in Mohave and Coconino Counties, on the walls of canyons near the Colorado River.[2][3]

Hesperoyucca newberryi is a perennial forming a rosette. It is semelparous (flowering once then dying). Leaves are narrow, up to 60 cm (24 in) long but usually less than 3 cm (1.2 in) across. Flowering stalks are up to 160 cm (63 in) tall, bearing cream-colored flowers. The fruit is a dry, egg-shaped capsule about 4 cm (1.6 in) long.[2][4][5][6][7]

References[]

  1. ^ Tropicos
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Flora of North America v 26 p 441, Hesperoyucca newberryi
  3. ^ BONAP (Biota of North America Program) floristic synthesis, 2013, Hesperoyucca newberryi
  4. ^ Clary, Karen Husum. 2001. The genus Hesperoyucca (Agavaceae) in the western United States and Mexico: New nomenclatural combinations. Sida 19(4): 839-847.
  5. ^ McKelvey, Susan Delano. 1947. Yuccas of the Southwestern United States 2: 49–52, map 1.
  6. ^ Hochstätter, F. 2000. Succulenta (Netherlands) 79:39.
  7. ^ United States Department of Agriculture, National Forest Service database, Hesperocallis whipplei, H. newberryi
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