''Yucca queretaroensis'' is a plant species in the genus

Yucca ''Yucca'' is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40–50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flo ...

, family

Asparagaceae Asparagaceae, known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, ''Asparagus officinalis''. Those who live in the temperate c ...

, native to the

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of the Mexican states of Hidalgo,

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, and

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. It is poorly known, largely because of the rugged terrain of its native habitat. ''Yucca queretaroensis'' has a tall trunk up to 12 feet (4 m) high, with a large, prominent skirt of dead leaves hanging around the stem underneath the crown of living leaves. Leaves are very narrow, no more than 3 mm (1/8 inch) across, square in cross-section. Flowering stalks rise up to 1 m above the crown, bearing white flowers.Tejas Tropicals Nursery and Heritage Farm, The Woodlands, Texas, ''Yucca queretaroensis''
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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2601645 queretaroensis Flora of Hidalgo (state) Flora of Guanajuato Flora of Querétaro Plants described in 1989