Yucca cernua E.L. Keith,[2] common name "nodding Yucca," is a rare species in the family Asparagaceae known only from a small region in Newton and Jasper Counties in eastern Texas.[3]

The epithet "cernua" and the common name "nodding yucca" both refer to the plant's nodding flowers, i.e. appearing to hang with the center pointing downward. The species often grows in disturbed habitats such as roadsides.[4]

Map of Yucca cernua range in Texas

References

  1. ^ Clary, K.; Puente, R.; Keith, E.; Salywon, A.; Hodgson, W. (2020). "Yucca cernua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117423110A117469982. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T117423110A117469982.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ E.L.Keith, Sida 20: 892 2003
  3. ^ Poole et al. 2007 Rare Plants of Texas. Texas A&M Nature Guides.
  4. ^ Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas @ Austin

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