''Yucca valida'' is a plant species in the family

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, native to the Mexican states of

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, and

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. The common name is datilillo.Brandegee, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 2, 2: 208, t. 11. 1889. ''Yucca valida'' is a large, branched species up to 7 m (23 feet) tall. Leaves are rigid and lance-like, up to 35 cm (14 inches) long. Dead leaves hang onto the plant below the living leaves, forming a skirt around the trunk. Flowers are white, forming juicy, edible black fruits up to 4.5 cm (1.8 inches) long.San Diego Natural History Museum, Ocean Oasis Field Guide
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References

valida Plants described in 1889 Flora of Northwestern Mexico {{Asparagaceae-stub