Spanish Dagger (Yucca torreyi)

   
 

Overview and flowers of Spanish Dagger. Photographs by Wynn Anderson.

• Common Names:Spanish Dagger, Torrey Yucca
• Common Spanish Names: Palma de San Juan
• Scientific Name: Yucca torreyi
• Family: Agavaceae (Agave Family)
• Geographic Range: Edwards Plateau through Trans-Pecos Texas into New Mexico and south into northern Mexico.
• Description: Up to 20' tall.
• Landscape Usage:

Last Update: 31 May 2006