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Yucca angustissima, Georg Engelmann. Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 13: 58–59, pl. 23, f. 1, pl. 24, f. 1, pl. 83, f. 6. 1902. the narrowleaf yucca, is a plant in the family Agavaceae, known as the "narrow-leaved yucca.Bowers, Janice Emily. 1993. Shrubs & Trees of the Southwest Deserts. Western National Parks Association, Tucson." It is native to Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah, but grown elsewhere as an ornamental.Georg Engelmann. Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 13: 58–59, pl. 23, f. 1, pl. 24, f. 1, pl. 83, f. 6. 1902. Flora of North America v 26 p 434. Biota of North America Project, Yucca angustissima
Yucca angustissima is a low-lying species forming colonies of basal rosettes up to 3 m (10 feet) in diameter. Leaves are long and thin, up to 150 cm long but rarely more than 2 cm across. Flowers are white to cream or greenish-white, pendant, borne in racemes on stalks up to 2 m (7 feet) tall. Fruit is a dry capsule with black seeds.McKelvey, S. D. 1938–1947. Yuccas of the Southwestern United States. 2 vols. Jamaica Plain.Trelease, W. 1902. The Yucceae. Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 13: 27–133Thomas H. Kearney, Robert H. Peebles. 1961. Arizona Flora, Second edition. University of California Press, Berkeley.
Yucca angustissima is relatively abundant, and although it has local threats, its population appears to be stable overall.
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