Yucca declinata
Laferr.
Asparagaceae
Common Name:
General Information
Yucca declinata is an evergreen, succulent plant
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Yucca declinata is only known from a couple of collections and there is insufficient information on its range, population trends and threats to assess it. The plant is classified as 'Data Deficient' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[
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Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southwest N. America - northwest Mexico (Sonora)
Habitat
Mainly found on rocky, volcanic, or limestone hills and valleys with clay soils, also growing in open oak woodland; at elevations from 750 - 1,230 metres[
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Properties
| Conservation Status | Data Deficient |
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw or cooked. Known as dátiles, the fruits are gathered from the wild and eaten[
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]. Dátiles are used traditionally in combination with different vegetables to make salads, or they are mixed and cooked with staple foods such as beans and tortillas[
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- Ethnobotany of Agave lecheguilla and Yucca carnerosana in Mexico's Zona Ixtlera
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- Economic Botany, Vol. 34, No. 4 (Oct. - Dec., 1980), pp. 376-390
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- Sheldon S.
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- http://www.jstor.org/stable/4254218
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- 1980
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Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
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Useful Temperate Plants Database 2016 by
Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
