Yucca coahuilensis[2] (Coahuila soapwort) is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to grasslands of southern Texas and northern Coahuila. It has a basal rosette of stiff, very narrow leaves, and an inflorescence up to 2.5 m (8 feet) tall, bearing creamy white flowers.
| Coahuila soapwort | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Yucca |
| Species: | Y. coahuilensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Yucca coahuilensis Matuda & I. Piña-Luján
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References
edit- ^ Ayala-Hernández, M.M.; Clary, K.; Solano, E.; Puente, R.; Salywon, A.; Hodgson, W. (2020). "Yucca coahuilensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117423113A117469987. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T117423113A117469987.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Matuda & I. Piña -Luján, Plantas Mexicanas del Género Yucca 120 1980.
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