Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Yucca aloifolia
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 aloifolia
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Yucca aloifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Yucca aloifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-12-001:
Yucca aloifolia FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Yucca aloifolia
COMMON NAME:
Spanish Dagger, Aloe Yucca
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Manual of the Trees of North America (Exclusive of Mexico) (Sargent, 1905) mtna_i_143
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmyaloifolia_hutch1
June Colleton County SC
Typical plants are erect and 5-10' tall w a densely leafy stem. Leaves stiff, rigid, dark green, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
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Alan S. Weakley asw_10231862014069328
July Georgetown County? SC
Leaf margins minutely notched-serrulate, not fraying from the leaf as stiff threads, per Weakley's Flora (2023).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Yucca aloifolia
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Yucca aloifolia
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Yucca aloifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Yucca aloifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-12-001:
Yucca aloifolia
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Yucca aloifolia
1682
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: dunes; also cultivated and persistent, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in Coastal Plain (waifs in NC Piedmont)
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:
Summer
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!
- All About South Carolina Wildflowers (Midgley, 1999) p285
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p106
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p093
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p498
- 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
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p082
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p028
- 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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