Yucca carnerosana (Trel.) Mckelvey

A tree. It develops a trunk 1.5-6 m high. It has a ring of long narrow leaves. The leaves are dark dull green and 60-110 cm long and 6-8 cm wide and 4-8 mm thick. They end in a sharp point. The flower stalk is 1 m long. The flowers are cream white. It can flower twice a year. The fruit grow along the upper part of the flower stalk.

Rocky slopes, primarily in shallow calcareous soils and rocks at the base of limestone mountains growing in xerophytic scrubs, pinyon pine and oak forests.; at elevations from 800-2,800 metres.

The flowers (with the gynoecium and androecium) are cooked and eaten. The young flower clusters are eaten, boiled or roasted.

Plants can be grown from seeds or vegetatively. The plant is used as a hedge or live fence.