Yucca grandiflora explained

Yucca grandiflora Gentry^[1] is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to the Sierra Madre Occidental in the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Common names include Sahualiqui and Large-flowered Yucca. The Pima Bajo peoples of the region sometimes eat the immature fruits.^[5]

It has a wide range, although it has a very low population density where it occurs.

Notes and References

1. H.S. Gentry, Madrono 14: 51-53. 1957.
2. Gentry, H.S. 1972 The Agave family in Sonora. USDA Agricultural Handbook 399.
3. http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/map/googlemap.php?maptype=taxa&taxon=Yucca%20grandiflora&clid=# Southwestern Biodiversity Yucca grandiflora, map
4. Laferrière, Joseph E. 1994. Vegetation and flora of the Mountain Pima village of Nabogame, Chihuahua, Mexico. Phytologia 77:102-140.
5. Laferrière, Joseph E., Charles W. Weber and Edwin A. Kohlhepp. 1991. Use and nutritional composition of some traditional Mountain Pima plant foods. Journal of Ethnobiology 11(1):93-114.