''Yucca periculosa'' Baker, Garden Chronicle 1870: 1088. 1870 is a plant in the family Asparagaceae with the common name izote (pronounced "ee-SOH-tay"). It is native to the Mexican states of

Veracruz Veracruz (), formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave), is one of the 31 states which, along with Me ...

, Morelos,

Guerrero Guerrero is one of the 32 states that comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 81 municipalities and its capital city is Chilpancingo and its largest city is Acapulcocopied from article, GuerreroAs of 2020, Guerrero the pop ...

, Puebla and

Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

. ''Yucca periculosa'' is a large, branched, arborescent species up to 6 m tall with creamy white flowers.Voss, Andreas. 1895. Vilmorins Blumengärtnerei ... Dritte neubearbeite Auflage 1: 1058, ''Yucca baccata'' fo. ''periculosa''

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1666059 periculosa Plants described in 1870 Flora of Veracruz Flora of Morelos Flora of Guerrero Flora of Puebla Flora of Oaxaca Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker