Yucca luminosa
Species of epiphyte
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Yucca luminosa, more commonly referred to as its synonym Yucca rigida,[5] is a plant species in the yucca genus native to northern Mexico.[6] It is also commonly called silver-leaf yucca, blue yucca, and rigid blue yucca.[2] It grows in ravines of stony soil and limestone scrubland at elevations of 1,000–2,500 metres (3,300–8,200 ft) above sea level.[3]
| Silver-leaf yucca[1] Yucca azul Rigid blue yucca[2] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Yucca |
| Species: | Y. luminosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Yucca luminosa M.H.J.van der Meer | |
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Yucca luminosa usually grows individual or branched 3–4 metres (9.8–13.1 ft) tall trunks, with a crown of powdery blue leaves that grow to 1 metre (3.3 ft) long and narrowly lanceolate, tapering at both ends. It forms 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft) tall inflorescences with white flowers.[7]
