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Yucca L.
yucca
       
Symbol:   YUCCA  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Agavaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



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Images:
Yucca L.

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Distribution:
Yucca L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (AB, ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Yucca L.

View 10 genera in Agavaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Yucca aloifolia L.. . Image Available.
Yucca aloifolia
aloe yucca
Distribution of Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel.. . Image Available.
Yucca angustissima
narrowleaf yucca
Distribution of Yucca arkansana Trel.. .
Yucca arkansana
Arkansas yucca
Distribution of Yucca baccata Torr.. . Image Available.
Yucca baccata
banana yucca
Distribution of Yucca baileyi Woot. & Standl.. . Image Available.
Yucca baileyi
Navajo yucca
Distribution of Yucca brevifolia Engelm.. . Image Available.
Yucca brevifolia
Joshua tree
Distribution of Yucca campestris McKelvey. .
Yucca campestris
plains yucca
Distribution of Yucca constricta Buckley. . Image Available.
Yucca constricta
Buckley's yucca
Distribution of Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm.. . Image Available.
Yucca elata
soaptree yucca
Distribution of Yucca faxoniana (Trel.) Sarg.. . Image Available.
Yucca faxoniana
Eve's needle
Distribution of Yucca filamentosa L.. . Image Available.
Yucca filamentosa
Adam's needle
Distribution of Yucca flaccida Haw.. .
Yucca flaccida
weak-leaf yucca
Distribution of Yucca glauca Nutt.. . Image Available.
Yucca glauca
soapweed yucca
Distribution of Yucca gloriosa L.. .
Yucca gloriosa
moundlily yucca
Distribution of Yucca guatemalensis Baker. .
Yucca guatemalensis
bluestem yucca
Distribution of Yucca harrimaniae Trel.. .
Yucca harrimaniae
Spanish bayonet
Distribution of Yucca ×karlsruhensis Graebn. [filamentosa × glauca]. .
Yucca ×karlsruhensis
Distribution of Yucca louisianensis Trel.. .
Yucca louisianensis
Gulf Coast yucca
Distribution of Yucca madrensis Gentry. . Image Available.
Yucca madrensis
Distribution of Yucca necopina Shinners. .
Yucca necopina
Brazos River yucca
Distribution of Yucca pallida McKelvey. . Image Available.
Yucca pallida
twistleaf yucca
Distribution of Yucca recurvifolia Salisb.. .
Yucca recurvifolia
curve-leaf yucca
Distribution of Yucca reverchonii Trel.. .
Yucca reverchonii
San Angelo yucca
Distribution of Yucca rupicola Scheele. . Image Available.
Yucca rupicola
Texas yucca
Distribution of Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies. . Image Available.
Yucca schidigera
Mojave yucca
Distribution of Yucca ×schottii Engelm. (pro sp.) [baccata × elata]. . Image Available.
Yucca ×schottii
Schott's yucca
Distribution of Yucca tenuistyla Trel.. .
Yucca tenuistyla
whiterim yucca
Distribution of Yucca thompsoniana Trel.. . Image Available.
Yucca thompsoniana
Thompson's yucca
Distribution of Yucca torreyi Shafer. . Image Available.
Yucca torreyi
Torrey's yucca
Distribution of Yucca treculeana Carrière. . Image Available.
Yucca treculeana
Don Quixote's lace
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Yucca L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Agavaceae – Century-plant family
Genus Yucca L. – yucca
 

More Accounts and Images:
Yucca L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43116.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
 
 
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