Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Desert

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

Red Yucca is a succulent plant native to the Chihuahuan and Coahuilan deserts of Northern Mexico, as well as Central, Southern and Western Texas. It is often seen in roadside planting swathes and public areas, or used for corporate or office exterior landscaping.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asparagaceae

Genus

Hesperaloe

Species

Hesperaloe parviflora