Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Yucca gloriosa
FAMILY
Agavaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Yucca from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Yucca gloriosa
FAMILY
Agavaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Yucca gloriosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Yucca gloriosa var. gloriosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Yucca gloriosa var. gloriosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-12-002:
Yucca gloriosa FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Yucca gloriosa
COMMON NAME:
Mound-lily Yucca, Spanish Bayonet
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_149
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JK Marlow jkm0502e_08
February Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
Plants caulescent when fully developed (an erect shrub or small tree), per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Alan S. Weakley asw_3271307053133832
December Georgetown County SC
Leaf blades rigid, straight; margins entire, smooth, hyaline, not fraying as stiff threads, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Yucca gloriosa
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Yucca gloriosa
FAMILY
Agavaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Yucca gloriosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Yucca gloriosa var. gloriosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Yucca gloriosa var. gloriosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-12-002:
Yucca gloriosa
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Yucca gloriosa
1684
Shrub; Tree
Perennial
Habitat: dunes, shell middens, also regularly cultivated and often persistent or weakly escaped around old homesites inland, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, rare in NC
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
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:
Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p093
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p349
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p498
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p492
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p071
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p053
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p051
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p357
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p384
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