''Yucca carnerosana'',McKelvey in Yuccas of the S.W. U.S. 1:24 1938 commonly known as the giant Spanish dagger, is a species of

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n plant in the asparagus family. In the United States, it is confined to only a few counties in western Texas. The species is, however, widely distributed in northern Mexico (

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Durango Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in ...

, Zacatecas,

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). It has a wide range and is abundant, and although it has local threats, its population appears to be stable overall. This yucca is cultivated in a few areas such as the Western United States and southern Europe, as well as other locations. ''Yucca carnerosana'' is branched and arborescent, up to 20 feet tall, with snowy white flowers.Texas Native Plants Database, Yucca carnerosana
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photo of herbaruim specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Nuevo León, Mexico, ''Yucca carnerosana''
carnerosana Flora of Texas Flora of Northeastern Mexico Plants described in 1938 {{Asparagaceae-stub