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This member of the Agavaceae
family was
given this name by
William Trelease
in 1907. In 1933,
Karl Hermann Leonhard
Lindinger suggested it as member f the new genera; Sarcoyucca,
but remains known as Yucca. It is found in
the Chihuahuan
Desert in Mexico, growing in a well
drained limestone soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex
can grow to 30 centimetres or more in diameter while the stemless
leaves reaches 30 centimetres in length. The flowers are dark red
outside and white inside.
Named in honour of its finder:
Dr. R. Endlich |
