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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Yucca flaccida
FAMILY
Agavaceae
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Learn more about Yucca from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Yucca flaccida
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Yucca flaccida
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America
Yucca flaccida
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Yucca filamentosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-12-003b:
Yucca filamentosa var. smalliana FAMILY Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Yucca smalliana
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Yucca flaccida
COMMON NAME:
Weakleaf Yucca
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_yucca_flaccida_0208
May Iredell County NC
Branches of the inflorescence conspicuously pubescent, scurfy to the touch, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_yucca_flaccida_0212
May Iredell County NC
Lvs 1.5-4cm wide, amply filiferous-margined. Plant acaulescent (essentially), per Weakley's Flora.
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_yucca_flaccida_5903
May Catawba County NC
Leaves 1.5-4cm wide, quite pliable, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Terry Holdsclaw tdh_yucca_flaccida_5906
May Catawba County NC
Inflorescence branches scurfy-pubescent; tepals 3-5cm long, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Yucca flaccida
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Yucca flaccida
FAMILY
Agavaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Yucca flaccida
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Yucca flaccida
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Yucca filamentosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-12-003b:
Yucca filamentosa var. smalliana
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Yucca smalliana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Yucca flaccida
1683
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Thin soils around rock outcrops, woodlands, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Native to parts of the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in GA, rare in the Carolinas
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 Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p093?
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p080
- 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) p492
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p053?
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p334
- Trees of the Southeastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1988) p051
- 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
- Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge (Lance) p03
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p384
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p006?
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