Hesperoyucca newberryi

(McKelvey) Clary

Sida 19: 845. 2001.

Endemic
Basionym: Yucca newberryi McKelvey Yuccas Southw. U.S. 2: 49. 1947
Synonyms: Yucca whipplei subsp. newberryi (McKelvey) Hochstätter
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 441. Mentioned on page 440.

Plants monocarpic; rosettes single. Leaves 50–60 × 0.7–2 cm wide at base in narrow forms, 2–2.5 cm in broader forms. Scape 1.4–1.6 m × 10–14 cm diam. Inflorescences 14–16 dm, 4–5.5 dm at widest point. Capsules with slight or inconspicuous placental wings at maturity.


Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Desert, rocky granite, western slopes of Colorado River Canyon
Elevation: 400–1300 m

Discussion

Hesperoyucca newberryi is found in Mohave County, in the vicinity of the Colorado River.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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... more about "Hesperoyucca newberryi"
longitudinal +
reniform +
glandular-pubescent +  and glandular +
sharp-pointed +
Karen H. Clary +
(McKelvey) Clary +
Yucca newberryi +
elliptic +, ovate +, oblanceolate +, lanceolate +  and linear +
fibrous +, succulent +  and rigid +
deltate +
400–1300 m +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (?) +
broadened +
loculicidal +, 1.5cm +  and 4cm +
obovoid +
fleshy +  and dry +
Desert, rocky granite, western slopes of Colorado River Canyon +
tapering +  and lanceolate +
pseudopetiolate +, sessile +  and simple +
long-lived +  and annual +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
dentate +, serrulate +  and entire +
pale-yellow +
denticulate +
cylindrical +, ovoid +  and 3-angled +
not +  and articulate +
reddish purple +
globose +  and campanulate +
semisucculent +
Flowering spring. +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (?) +  and 1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +
inconspicuous +  and slight +
reddish purple +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (14 cm140 mm <br />0.14 m <br />) +
flattened +
exserted +  and included +
aboveground +  and subterranean +
3 +  and 1 +
list +  and count +
exserted +  and included +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Yucca whipplei subsp. newberryi +
Hesperoyucca newberryi +
Hesperoyucca +
species +
4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
creamy white;greenish or purple-tinged +
distinct +
lanceolate +
3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
scapose +, acaulescent +  and simple +
small;gigantic +
petal-like +
inconspicuous +  and slight +