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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Yucca filamentosa
FAMILY
Agavaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Yucca filamentosa
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Yucca filamentosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Yucca filamentosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Yucca smalliana
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Yucca filamentosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-12-003a:
Yucca filamentosa var. filamentosa FAMILY Liliaceae
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Yucca concava
INCLUDING Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Yucca filamentosa
COMMON NAME:
Beargrass, Spoonleaf Yucca, Curlyleaf Yucca
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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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 jkm230328_2189
March Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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 Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Peduncle scapelike, 1-3m, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm250524_0543
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm250524_0546
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Large, nodding, creamy-white flowers with 6 petal-like parts, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm250524_0548
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
Long leathery leaves tapering to a sharp point with curly threadlike fibers on margins, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm250524_0551
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm250524_0560
May Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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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 (Spira, 2011).
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_061622Hayesville107ed
June Clay County NC
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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 (Foote & Jones, 1989).
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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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Sharleen Johnson shj_1330738147466069
December Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
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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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Yucca filamentosa
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Yucca filamentosa
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Yucca filamentosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Yucca filamentosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Yucca smalliana
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Yucca filamentosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-12-003a:
Yucca filamentosa var. filamentosa
FAMILY
Liliaceae
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Yucca concava
INCLUDING
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Yucca filamentosa
2039
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: woodlands, forests, dunes, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common
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
Mostly basal rosette
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Creamy-white
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals, perianth globose to campanulate
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p284?
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p107
- Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005) p400?
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p191
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p093
- 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?
- Guide to the Plants of Granite Outcrops (Murdy & Carter, 2000) p49
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p028
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p357
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p382
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p438
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p468
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p384
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p006
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p131
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