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Yucca aloifolia

Yucca aloifolia L.

spanish bayonet, aloe yucca, spanish dagger

Yucca aloifolia (Spanish Bayonet)
Image ID: 3863
Image by: Hardin, J.W.
Image Collection: Herbarium Collection

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: YUAL
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Yucca aloifolia
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2018-11-08

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: YUCCA
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Yucca
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Yucca
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 40 species, of sw. North America, n. Mexico, se. United States, and the West Indies.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Hess & Robbins in FNA (2002a); Speta in Kubitzki (1998a); Ward (2004c)=Z; Ward (2006a).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: AGAVAC
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Agavaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Endlicher 1841
FAMILY COMMON: Agave Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 25 genera and 640 species, herbs and rosette shrubs, of temperate and tropical America. The placement of Camassia, Schoenolirion, and Hastingsia, sometimes grouped as Hyacinthaceae subfamily Chlorogaloideae, has been uncertain; they are better placed in the Agavaceae, a position supported by molecular, serological, and biogeographic evidence. Hostaceae is included here based on recent molecular analyses (Steele et al. 2012).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Verhoek & Hess in FNA (2002a); Steele et al. (2012); Bogler & Simpson (1995, 1996); Verhoek in Kubitzki (1998a); Kubitzki in Kubitzki (1998a); Speta in Kubitzki (1998a).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub, Tree
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LEAF COMPLEXITY: Simple
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BLOOM TIME: Jun-early Jul
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BLOOM COLOR:
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FRUITING PERIOD: Oct-Dec.
DISTRIBUTION
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NATIVE RANGE: southeastern United States
HORTICULTURAL
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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id acc_num acc_dt coll_id Action
1205 1985-0977 2007-07-25 View
2040 1986-1834 View
2784 1987-0282 View
8248 2004-0277 2006-07-24 View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num acc_id loc_num pers_num inst_dt Action
2086 1205 165 NCBG staff 0000-00-00 View
3289 2040 58 NCBG staff 1967-12-31 View
3290 2040 54 NCBG staff 1986-12-23 View
3291 2040 8 NCBG staff 1996-10-01 View
3292 2040 6 NCBG staff 1967-12-31 View
4622 2784 8 NCBG staff 1979-03-18 View
12203 8248 179 Stern 2007-12-15 View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: YUAL
USDA Common Name: Aloe Yucca
Native Status: L48 (N), PR (I), VI (I)
Distribution: USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Tree, Shrub

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:AGCPAKAWCBEMPGPHIMWNCNEWMVE
Status: UPL UPL FACU UPL

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

2018 Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species of North Carolina

NHP IDS RANKROUNDED S RANKG RANKROUNDED G RANKSTATE STATUSFEDERAL STATUS
19951 S2? S2 G5 G5 W1

This information is derived from the 2018 North Carolina Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species.

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Yucca aloifolia
COMMON NAME: Spanish Dagger
SYNONYMY: [= FNA, K, RAB, S, Va, WH3]
PHENOLOGY: Jun-early Jul; Oct-Dec.
HABITAT: Dunes.
COMMENTS: Se. VA south to s. FL and west to LA.
RANGE MAP: Yucca aloifolia.png

Key to Map Symbols
ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Agavaceae Endlicher 1841 (Agave Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 25 genera and 640 species, herbs and rosette shrubs, of temperate and tropical America. The placement of Camassia, Schoenolirion, and Hastingsia, sometimes grouped as Hyacinthaceae subfamily Chlorogaloideae, has been uncertain; they are better placed in the Agavaceae, a position supported by molecular, serological, and biogeographic evidence. Hostaceae is included here based on recent molecular analyses (Steele et al. 2012).
REFERENCE: Verhoek & Hess in FNA (2002a); Steele et al. (2012); Bogler & Simpson (1995, 1996); Verhoek in Kubitzki (1998a); Kubitzki in Kubitzki (1998a); Speta in Kubitzki (1998a).
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Yucca L. (Yucca)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 40 species, of sw. North America, n. Mexico, se. United States, and the West Indies.
REFERENCE: Hess & Robbins in FNA (2002a); Speta in Kubitzki (1998a); Ward (2004c)=Z; Ward (2006a).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Yucca aloifolia in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Yucca aloifolia in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Yucca aloifolia in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Yucca aloifolia in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Yucca aloifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Yucca aloifolia

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 3863 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 3863 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 12814 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 3863 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)

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