Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Yucca filamentosa
FAMILY
Agavaceae
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Learn more about Yucca from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Yucca filamentosa
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-12-003a:
Yucca filamentosa var. filamentosa
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Yucca filamentosa
COMMON NAME:
Beargrass, Spoonleaf Yucca, Curlyleaf Yucca, Adam's Needle
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_yufi_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm0403e_17
March Pickens County SC
SC Botanical Garden
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JK Marlow jkm200418_3924
April Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Plant with a very short trunk or the trunk absent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4307
April Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm200425_4318
April Greenville County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Peduncle scapelike, 1-3m, per Flora of North America.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmy_glass2
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Flowers greenish-white, bell-like, growing on a woody central stalk. — Patrick McMillan
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JK Marlow jkm080629_004
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Fruit an erect capsule with flattened black seeds stacked like coins, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont.
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JK Marlow jkm080629_007
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Seeds flattened, black, 6-7mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm080629_040
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Ovary superior; stigmas lobed. Filaments shorter than pistil, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm080629_041
June Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
Perianth globose; tepals distinct, nearly white, ovate, glabrous, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm201107_8113
November Greenville County SC
Ashmore Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm211106_4785
November Pickens County SC
Palmetto Trail
Leaves in a rosette, firm, leaf margins fraying into filamentous threads, per Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast.
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JK Marlow jkm211106_4786
November Pickens County SC
Palmetto Trail
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JK Marlow jkm211106_4788
November Pickens County SC
Palmetto Trail
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmyfilamentosa_3
Month Unknown
Leaves basal, spiky, rigid, in a rosette, with loose threads on the margins. — Patrick McMillan
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Yucca filamentosa
FAMILY
Agavaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Yucca filamentosa
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-12-003a:
Yucca filamentosa var. filamentosa
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Yucca filamentosa
2039
Shrub
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: woodlands, forests, dunes, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Leaves spine-tipped
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Mostly basal rosette
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy-white
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals, perianth globose to campanulate
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers p284?
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers p107
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses p400?
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee p191
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast p053?
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops p49
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p028
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p382
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p438
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont p468
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p006
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p131