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Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. [2] Its 40–50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers.
The plant generally is a multitrunked shrub 3–10 feet (0.91–3.05 m) in height. They can be single trunked and tree-like to 20 feet (6.1 m) tall. The bladed leaves range from 2 to 4.5 feet (0.6 to 1.4 m) in length.
Hesperaloe parviflora flowers. Hesperaloe parviflora, also known as red yucca, hummingbird yucca, redflower false yucca and samandoque, is a succulent plant in the Asparagaceae family (subfamily Agavoideae) that is native to the Chihuahuan and Coahuilan deserts of Northern Mexico, as well as Central, Southern and Western Texas; today, it is often seen in roadside planting swathes and public ...
Yucca thompsoniana, the Thompson's yucca, [3] is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Texas, Chihuahua and Coahuila. [4] Other names for the plant include Beaked yucca, Soyate and Palmita. [5] Yucca thompsoniana has a trunk up to 1 m tall, branching above the ground. It flowers before there is any trunk at all, but continues to flower ...
Yucca rostrata [3] also called beaked yucca, is a tree-like plant belonging to the genus Yucca. The species is native to Texas, and the Chihuahua and Coahuila regions of Mexico. This species of Yucca occurs in areas that are arid with little annual rainfall, normally Bw climates (desert) and Bs climates (steppe or semiarid). [4] [5]
Yucca gigantea (syn. Yucca elephantipes) is a species of flowering plant in the asparagus family, native to Mexico and Central America.Growing up to 8–12 m (26–39 ft) in height, [3] it is an evergreen shrub which is widely cultivated as an ornamental garden or house plant, often referred to simply as yucca cane. [4]
Yucca filamentosa, [1] Adam's needle and thread, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae [3] native to the southeastern United States. Growing to 3 metres (10 feet) tall, it is an evergreen shrub valued in horticulture.
Yucca flaccida, commonly called Adam's needle [4] or weak-leaf yucca, [5] is a species of flowering plant in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae).It is native to south-central and southeastern North America, from the lower Great Plains eastward to the Atlantic seaboard in Virginia, south through Florida and the Gulf states. [6]