Scientific name:
Yucca schottii
Common name:
Schott's yucca, hoary yucca, mountain yucca
Range:
Southeast Arizona, southwest New Mexico
Form:
Moderately dense rosettes, eventually growing tall and branching
Habitat:
Rocky slopes, canyons, oak woodland; to 7,500 foot elevation
Flowers:
Creamy white, growing on a stalk up to 3 feet high
Yucca schottii is believed to be a hybrid species, a cross between yucca baccata and yucca elata; it has the grey-green leaf color of the former and the tall, branched form of the latter. Schott's yucca is found in southeast Arizona and far southwest New Mexico, either side of the boundary between the Chihuahuan and Sonoran deserts, in mountainous regions such as the Santa Catalina Mountains.
The semi-flexible, flattish (concavo-convex towards the tips) leaves measure up to 30 inches in length and at most 2 inches across (widest in the middle); they lack any edge filaments but do have a sharp terminal spine. Old specimens form a trunk, protected by dead leaves, and branch a few times, reaching heights of up to 15 feet.
The semi-flexible, flattish (concavo-convex towards the tips) leaves measure up to 30 inches in length and at most 2 inches across (widest in the middle); they lack any edge filaments but do have a sharp terminal spine. Old specimens form a trunk, protected by dead leaves, and branch a few times, reaching heights of up to 15 feet.
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