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General Information

Yucca mixtecana is a tree-like evergreen perennial plant with an unbranched main trunk, or sometimes with branches near the top. The plant can grow around 2.5 - 5 metres tall, with a rosette of sword-shaped leaves at the apex of each stem. Individual leaves are around 40 - 65cm long and 1 - 3cm wide[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a fibre. It is grown as an ornamental[].
Yucca mixtecana is only known from a restricted area in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley Biosphere Reserve. The species is utilised locally for many different purposes and even though this currently does not cause a decline in the population, the species grows in low numbers. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[].

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southwest N. America - southwest Mexico (S. Puebla, NW. Oaxaca).

Habitat

Tropical deciduous forest and xerophillous scrub; on shallow rocky soils; at elevations from 1,370 - 2,200 metres[, ]

Properties

Conservation Status	Vulnerable
Edibility Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Evergreen Tree
Height	4.00 m
Pollinators	Moths
Cultivation Status	Ornamental, Wild

Cultivation Details

This species has a slow reproduction rate[]

Edible Uses

Young inflorescences[].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

The leaves are used as fibre to make arts-crafts[]

Propagation

Seed -

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