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rigid blue yucca
Yucca rigida
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
tree yuccaYucca filifera
mountain yuccaYucca madrensisStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 159 |
|---|---|
| Durango | 122 |
| United States | 31 |
| Texas | 31 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 20 |
| Chihuahua | 17 |
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 rigid blue yucca with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.