Scientific or common name:

Clistoyucca brevifolia (Engelm.) Rydb.

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ASPARAGACEAE - Asparagus family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Clistoyucca brevifolia (Engelm.) Rydb.
Rank: species
See: ► Yucca brevifolia Engelm. var. brevifolia

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Common names

U.S. name: Joshua tree

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Grown habit: Tree, Shrub
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Yucca brevifolia Engelm. var. brevifolia
= Yucca brevifolia Engelm. var. herbertii (J.M. Webber) Munz

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: -
Superdivision: -
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: -
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Clistoyucca
Species:

1) Clistoyucca brevifolia (Engelm.) Rydb.

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AZ, CA, NV, UT)


Map for Clistoyucca brevifolia (Engelm.) Rydb.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Asparagaceae)
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1) Agave 2) Anthericum (echeandia) 3) Asparagus 4) Convallaria 5) Endymion (hyacinthoides) 6) Hyacinthoides 7) Hyacinthus (hyacinth) 8) Leopoldia (grape hyacinth) 9) Maianthemum (mayflower) 10) Ornithogalum (star of Bethlehem) 11) Polygonatum 12) Scilla 13) Urginea (liverseed grass) 14) Yucca

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Common names (Clistoyucca)
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1) (no name)

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More species:
1) Clitoria pinnata (Pers.) R.H. Sm. [237]
2) Clitoria polyphylla Poir. [149]
3) Clitoria rubiginosa Juss. ex Pers. [129]
4) Clitoria ternatea L. var. alba hort. [154]
5) Clusia rosea Jacq. [2266]
6) Cnemidophacos pectinatus (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb. [138]
7) Cnicus amplifolius Greene [197]
8) Cnicus drummondii (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray var. acaulescens Rydb. [139]
9) Cnidoscolus angustidens Torr. [324]
10) Coccoloba borinquensis Britton [145]

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