Yucca linearifolia is a plant species in the family Asparagaceae, native to the Chihuahuan Desert in the Mexican states of Coahuila and Nuevo Leon. It is a tree-like perennial up to 3.5 m tall, with narrow, denticulate leaves and fleshy fruits.[2][3]
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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. linearifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Yucca linearifolia Clary
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References
edit- ^ Clary, K.; Solano, E.; Puente, R.; Ayala-Hernández, M.M.; Salywon, A.; Hodgson, W. (2020). "Yucca linearifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117428139A117470092. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T117428139A117470092.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Clary, K. H. 1995. Yucca linearifolia (Agavaceae): A new, indehiscent, fleshy-fruited, linear-leaved species endemic to the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico. Brittonia 47(4): 394–396.
- ^ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, México D.F.
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