OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
 Yucca recurva   FAMILY Agavaceae   Go to FSUS key

(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Yucca recurvifolia   FAMILY Agavaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Yucca gloriosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26 (2002)

Yucca gloriosa var. recurvifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Yucca recurvifolia

 

COMMON NAME:
 Curve-leaf Yucca

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
 Yucca recurva   FAMILY Agavaceae

(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Yucca recurvifolia   FAMILY Agavaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
 Yucca gloriosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 26
 Yucca gloriosa var. recurvifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
 Yucca recurvifolia

 

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4760

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: dunes, dry sandy soils, flatwoods, upland forests, disturbed areas; widely cultivated, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia & possibly North Carolina

Rare

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaves spine-tipped

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Creamy-white
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals, perianth globose to campanulate
Superior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:

 

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