Yucca faxoniana

Botanical Description

Yucca faxoniana is an evergreen, succulent, rosette-forming perennial plant with leaves that can be 43 - 115cm long and 3 - 8cm wide. The plant gradually develops a trunk that can be simple or with 2 - 4 branches, growing up to 5 metres long and around 30cm in diameter[ 1838 Title Ethnobotany of Agave lecheguilla and Yucca carnerosana in Mexico's Zona Ixtlera Publication Economic Botany, Vol. 34, No. 4 (Oct. - Dec., 1980), pp. 376-390 Author Sheldon S. Website http://www.jstor.org/stable/4254218 Publisher Year 1980 ISBN Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre. An ornamental plant, it is often used in landscaping in the arid regions of New Mexico, Arizona and Texas[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Yucca faxoniana has a wide range and even though it is scarce, it has no major threats and it occurs within protected areas. Even though it occurs in an area that has been shifting for cattle ranching, it occurs in drier areas that are not as threatened by this activity. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].