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Torrey's Yucca

Yucca torreyi

4,702 observations in the source records

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 245, February 235, March 411, April 506, May 310, June 150, July 135, August 142, September 166, October 177, November 230, December 268.
United States3,801
Texas2,983
New Mexico1,004
Mexico152
Chihuahua53
Coahuila de Zaragoza48
Durango27
Nuevo Leon24

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAgaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales
Familyagave and allies · Asparagaceae
GenusYuccas · Yucca

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