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
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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
NameThatPlant has no pictures at this time. You might try this link: Flora of the Southeastern United States
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
4760
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: dunes, dry sandy soils, per Weakley's Flora
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
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:
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
If a search such as "Carex leptalea var. leptalea" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "Carex leptalea".
Or, to minimize chances of a misspelling, try just "Carex le".
Less is more: If "pencil flower" doesn't deliver the results you want, try "pencil".