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

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



SYNONYMOUS WITH 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

Yucca gloriosa var. recurvifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)

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 (4/24/22):
Yucca recurvifolia   FAMILY Agavaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH 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
Yucca gloriosa var. recurvifolia

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
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, per Weakley's Flora

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

Rare

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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaves spine-tipped

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate

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

FRUIT:

 

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