Yucca carnerosana

Yucca carnerosana,^[3] commonly known as the giant Spanish dagger, is a species of North American plant in the asparagus family that grows in arid and desert climate areas. In the United States, it is confined to only a few counties in western Texas, where endemic populations are found in rocky outcrops.^[4] The species is, however, widely distributed in northern Mexico (Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas, Nuevo León).^[5][6] It has a wide range and is abundant, and although it has local threats, its population appears to be stable overall.^[1]

Giant Spanish dagger
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Yucca
Species:	Y. carnerosana
Binomial name
Yucca carnerosana (Trel.) McKelvey
Synonyms[2]
Samulea carnerosana Trel.

This yucca is cultivated in a few areas such as the western United States, along the lower Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the United States, in parts of southern Europe, as well as other locations.^[7]

Yucca carnerosana is branched and arborescent, up to 20 feet tall, with snowy white flowers.^[8]