''Yucca baileyi'' is a plant in the family
Agavaceae. It is native to
Utah,
Arizona,
New Mexico and
Colorado but has been cultivated elsewhere. Much of its native range is within the boundaries of the
Navajo
The Navajo (; British English: Navaho; nv, Diné or ') are a Native American people of the Southwestern United States.
With more than 399,494 enrolled tribal members , the Navajo Nation is the largest federally recognized tribe in the United ...
(Diné) Reservation, hence the common name "Navajo
yucca." The Navajo people make extensive use of
yucca fibers to make a wide assortment of useful and ceremonial items. They also use the roots as soap. It is not considered to be threatened, as it has a large range and an overall stable population.
''Yucca baileyi'' is a relatively small species, usually
acaulescent but sometimes with a short leafy stem. It can produce as many as 15
rosettes. Flowering stalk is up to 150 cm tall, with greenish-white to slightly purplish flowers.
[McKelvey, Susan Delano. Yuccas of the Southwestern United States 2: 116–122, map 4, pl. 44–47. 1947.]
References
External links
photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, ''Yucca baileyi'' collected near Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1874Plants Profile for Yucca baileyi (Navajo yucca), USDA
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baileyi
Flora of the Southwestern United States
Plants described in 1913