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Spanish dagger
Yucca treculiana
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Torrey's YuccaYucca torreyi
Aloe YuccaYucca aloifolia
moundlily yuccaYucca gloriosa
Twisted-leaf YuccaYucca rupicola
Banana YuccaYucca baccata
tree yuccaYucca filifera
Buckley's YuccaYucca constricta
giant Spanish-daggerYucca carnerosana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Texas | 6,023 |
|---|---|
| United States | 4,116 |
| New Mexico | 416 |
| Mexico | 120 |
| Tamaulipas | 74 |
| Nuevo Leon | 18 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 16 |
| Chihuahua | 6 |
| Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave | 3 |
| San Luis Potosi | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales |
| Family | agave and allies · Asparagaceae |
| Genus | Yuccas · Yucca |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Spanish dagger with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.