''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 North American plant in the asparagus family. In the

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, it is confined to only a few counties in western

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. The species is, however, widely distributed in northern

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

( Coahuila, Durango,

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, Nuevo León). 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

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, as well as other locations. ''Yucca carnerosana'' is branched and

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, 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