Asparagaceae
Yucca brevifolia Engelm.
Yucca brevifolia Engelm.
Yucca brevifolia, the Joshua tree, is a tree-like yucca native to the Mojave Desert, with historical uses by Native Americans.
Yucca constricta Buckley
Yucca constricta Buckley
Buckley's yucca (Yucca constricta) is a trunkless Asparagaceae plant native to Texas and northern Mexico with a stable population.
Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm.
Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm.
Yucca elata, or soaptree yucca, is a dryland yucca with a history of varied human uses ranging from textiles to soap.
Yucca filamentosa L.
Yucca filamentosa L.
Yucca filamentosa L. is a trunkless flowering yucca native to the southeastern US, widely cultivated for its striking appearance.
Yucca filifera Chabaud
Yucca filifera Chabaud
Yucca filifera Chabaud is a tall branched yucca cultivated in dry conditions, used by indigenous people for fiber and roofing.
Yucca flaccida Haw.
Yucca flaccida Haw.
Yucca flaccida Haw. is a stemless evergreen ornamental shrub with creamy white summer flowers.
Yucca gigantea Lem.
Yucca gigantea Lem.
Yucca gigantea Lem. is a yucca species grown ornamentally and used as food in parts of Central America.
Yucca glauca Nutt.
Yucca glauca Nutt.
Yucca glauca is a cold hardy, drought tolerant perennial evergreen with many traditional uses and landscaping value.
Yucca gloriosa L.
Yucca gloriosa L.
Yucca gloriosa L. is a hardy, stemmed yucca native to US southeastern coastal sand dunes, widely cultivated as a landscape plant.
Yucca madrensis Gentry
Yucca madrensis Gentry
Yucca madrensis is an Asparagaceae Yucca species native to northwestern Mexico and reported from Arizona, distinguished from close relatives by specific traits.
Yucca pallida McKelvey
Yucca pallida McKelvey
Pale yucca (Yucca pallida) is a light-leaved yucca native to northern Mexico and Texas, suitable as a garden plant.
Yucca rupicola Scheele
Yucca rupicola Scheele
Yucca rupicola, the twistleaf yucca, is a small stemless yucca native to Texas and northeastern Mexico, with twisted leaves and white to greenish drooping flowers.
Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies
Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies
Yucca schidigera is a small evergreen yucca native to southwestern North American deserts, used for many commercial and traditional purposes.
Yucca treculiana Carrière
Yucca treculiana Carrière
Yucca treculiana is a tree-like flowering yucca native to the south-central US and northeastern Mexico, with a 30% population decline over three generations.
Yucca valida Brandegee
Yucca valida Brandegee
Yucca valida is a branched edible-fruited Asparagaceae species native to northwestern Mexico, commonly called datilillo.
Yucca campestris McKelvey
Yucca campestris McKelvey
Yucca campestris is an endangered, low-growing plains yucca endemic to northwestern Texas panhandle dry deep sands.
Yucca faxoniana (Trel.) Sarg.
Yucca faxoniana (Trel.) Sarg.
Yucca faxoniana is a Chihuahuan Desert yucca used historically by Native Americans for food and fiber.
Yucca harrimaniae Trel.
Yucca harrimaniae Trel.
Yucca harrimaniae Trel. is a small stemless Asparagaceae species native to the southwestern United States.
Yucca baileyi Wooton & Standl.
Yucca baileyi Wooton & Standl.
Yucca baileyi, commonly Navajo yucca, is a small agave relative native to the southwestern US, used by the Navajo people.
Yucca necopina Shinners
Yucca necopina Shinners
Yucca necopina Shinners is a distinct perennial shrub native to parts of north-central Texas.
Yucca reverchonii Trel.
Yucca reverchonii Trel.
Yucca reverchonii, the San Angelo yucca, is an Asparagaceae species native to Texas and northern Mexico.
Yucca thompsoniana Trel.
Yucca thompsoniana Trel.
Yucca thompsoniana is a species of Asparagaceae plant native to Texas, Chihuahua and Coahuila, with white flowers and dry capsules.
Yucca carnerosana (Trel.) McKelvey
Yucca carnerosana (Trel.) McKelvey
Yucca carnerosana, the giant Spanish dagger, is an arborescent North American asparagus family plant native to arid regions of Texas and northern Mexico.
Yucca periculosa Baker
Yucca periculosa Baker
Yucca periculosa is a large arborescent branched yucca species reaching up to 15 m tall with drooping age-varying leaves.
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