Beschorneria yuccoides

The epithet yuccoides is a compound of the botanical name of the genus Yucca and the Greek suffix -ό-εἶδος (o-eidos) oides meaning "likeness". ==Subspecies==

• Beschorneria yuccoides subsp. yuccoides • Beschorneria yuccoides subsp. dekosteriana (K.Koch) Govaerts ==Description==

Beschorneria yuccoides is a stemless plant with 20 to 35 linear, lanceolate, leathery leaves that are widened at their base. They are gray-green to green, about long and wide. The leaf margins are finely denticulate. The inflorescence reaches a height of , with a maximum of . The stem and the bract are red. The flowers are 40 to 50 mm long. The fruits are elongated to almost spherical, long and wide. ==Distribution==

Beschorneria yuccoides is present in Mexico, in the states of Hidalgo, Puebla and Veracruz, at an elevation of above sea level. ==Cultivation==

This plant is not tolerant of severe freezes, and is best suited to warm, sheltered south- or west-facing places in full sun, where temperatures do not fall below . Alternatively, it can be grown under glass. It grows outdoors at Earlscliffe, Howth, County Dublin, Ireland, at a latitude of 53.3º N, where it benefits from the unusually favourable microclimate. In cultivation in the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/27870/i-Beschorneria-yuccoides-i/Details ==References==