Beaucarnea recurvata, the elephant's foot or ponytail palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. The species is endemic to eastern Mexico; according to IUCN it is now confined to the state of Veracruz, but Plants of the World Online also cites it as occurring in Oaxaca, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas.

Beaucarnea recurvata belongs to the Beaucarnea genus within the Asparagaceae family. It performs reliably across temperate, subtropical zones in our experience.

Care sheet.