OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Yucca flaccida   FAMILY Agavaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Yucca flaccida   FAMILY Agavaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Yucca flaccida

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America

Yucca flaccida

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Yucca filamentosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-12-003b:

Yucca filamentosa var. smalliana   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Yucca smalliana

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

Yucca flaccida

 

COMMON NAME:
Weakleaf Yucca


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image of Yucca flaccida, Weakleaf Yucca

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_yucca_flaccida_0208

May    Iredell County    NC

Branches of the inflorescence conspicuously pubescent, scurfy to the touch, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Yucca flaccida, Weakleaf Yucca

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_yucca_flaccida_0212

May    Iredell County    NC

Lvs 1.5-4cm wide, amply filiferous-margined. Plant acaulescent (essentially), per Weakley's Flora.

image of Yucca flaccida, Weakleaf Yucca

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_yucca_flaccida_5903

May    Catawba County    NC

Leaves 1.5-4cm wide, quite pliable, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Yucca flaccida, Weakleaf Yucca

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_yucca_flaccida_5906

May    Catawba County    NC

Inflorescence branches scurfy-pubescent; tepals 3-5cm long, per Weakley's Flora.

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Yucca flaccida   FAMILY Agavaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Yucca flaccida   FAMILY Agavaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Yucca flaccida

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Yucca flaccida

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Yucca filamentosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-12-003b:
Yucca filamentosa var. smalliana   FAMILY Liliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Yucca smalliana

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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1683

Shrub
Perennial

Habitat: Thin soils around rock outcrops, woodlands, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to parts of the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in GA, rare in the Carolinas

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaves spine-tipped

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Mostly basal rosette

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

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall

 

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