''Yucca capensis''
L.W.Lenz is a plant in the family
Asparagaceae. It is endemic to a small region of the Mexican state of
Baja California Sur It is considered to be an
endangered species by the
IUCN due to its small range and threats of
habitat destruction
Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby ...
.
The epithet refers to the type locale is near
Cabo San Lucas in the southernmost part of the peninsula. Its common name is the Cape Region yucca.
Southwestern Biodiversity, Yucca (Agavaceae), Yucca valida
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The species occurs at elevations of over 1000 m in the mountains of that region. It appears to be more closely related to the Yucca
''Yucca'' is a genus of perennial plant, perennial shrubs and trees in the family (biology), family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40–50 species are notable for their Rosette (botany), rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped Leaf, ...
s of the Sierra Madre Occidental
The Sierra Madre Occidental is a major mountain range system of the North American Cordillera, that runs northwest–southeast through northwestern and western Mexico, and along the Gulf of California. The Sierra Madre is part of the American ...
in Chihuahua and Sonora than it does to the ''Y. valida'' Brandegee found in other locales in Baja California Sur.[L.W.Lenz, Baja California Sur, Cape Region Yucca, Cactus & Succulent Journal (US) 70 (6): 289-296. 1998.]
References
capenis
Plants described in 1998
Flora of Baja California Sur
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