Yucca periculosa

izote
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Yucca
Species:	Y. periculosa
Binomial name
	Yucca periculosa; Baker
Synonyms
	Yucca periculosa Baker; Yucca baccata var. periculosa (Baker) Baker; Yucca baccata forma periculosa (Baker) Voss; Sarcoyucca periculosa (Baker) Linding.; Yucca circinata Baker; Yucca baccata var. circinata (Baker) Baker;

Yucca periculosa ^[3] is a plant in the family Asparagaceae with the common name izote (pronounced "ee-SOH-tay"). It is native to the Mexican states of Veracruz, Morelos, Guerrero, Puebla and Oaxaca.^[4]

Yucca periculosa is a large, branched, arborescent species up to 6 m tall with creamy white flowers.^[3]^[5]^[6]

References

^ Ayala-Hernández, M.M.; Solano, E.; Puente, R. (2020). "Yucca periculosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117428368A117470147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T117428368A117470147.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org.
^ ^a ^b Baker, Garden Chronicle 1870: 1088. 1870
^ "The Gardeners' chronicle and agricultural gazette". published for the proprietors. October 8, 1870.
^ Lindinger, Karl Hermann Leonhard. 1933. Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt 50(1): 446, Sarcoyucca periculosa
^ Voss, Andreas. 1895. Vilmorins Blumengärtnerei ... Dritte neubearbeite Auflage 1: 1058, Yucca baccata fo. periculosa