Yucca
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The Yuccas are a genus of 40-50 species of perennials , shrubs , and trees in the agave family Agavaceae , notable for their rosettes of tough, sword-shaped leaves and large clusters of white or whitish flowers . They are native to the hot and dry parts of North America , Central America , and the West Indies , and have been spread more widely as decorative plants for gardens.
Species and common names
Aloe yucca , Yucca aloifolia
Narrow-leaved yucca , Yucca angustissima
Plain's yucca , Yucca angustifolia
Arkansas yucca , Yucca arkansana
Banana yucca , Yucca baccata Also known as Blue Yucca and Datil.
Alpine yucca , Yucca baileyi
Joshua tree , Yucca brevifolia (Engelmann)
Yucca of the Boundary , Yucca confinis
Buckley's yucca , Yucca constricta
Palma China yucca , Yucca decipiens
Soaptree yucca , Yucca elata
Spineless yucca , Yucca elephantipes
Pitilla , Yucca endlichiana
Faxon yucca , Yucca faxoniana
Spoonleaf yucca , also known as Adam's needle, Yucca filamentosa
Palma Chuna yucca , Yucca filifera
Flaccid leaf yucca , Yucca flaccida
Great Plains yucca , Yucca glauca
Moundlily yucca , also known as the Soft-tipped yucca, Yucca gloriosa
Sahuiliqui yucca , Yucca grandiflora
Harriman's yucca , Yucca harrimaniae
Izote , Yucca jaliscensis
Kanab yucca , Yucca kanabensis
Tropical yucca , Yucca lacandonica
Soco yucca , Yucca madrensis
Dwarf yucca , Yucca nana
Pale yucca , Yucca pallida
Izote , Yucca periculosa
Curve-leaf yucca , Yucca recurvifolia
Blue yucca , Yucca rigida
Big Bend yucca , Yucca rostrata
Twist-leaf yucca , also known as the Texas yucca, Yucca rupicola
Mojave yucca , Yucca schidigera
Mountain yucca , also known as Hoary yucca, Yucca schottii
Torrey yucca , Yucca torreyi
Trecul's yucca , also known as Texas bayonette, Yucca treculiana
Datilillo , Yucca valida
Our Lord's Candle , also known as the Quixote yucca, Yucca whipplei
Yucatan yucca , Yucca yucatana
Additional species
New Mexico false yucca , Yucca funifera , also named the Giant Hesperaloe and listed as Hesperaloe funifera
Yucca intermedia
Yucca standleyi
Yucca thornberi
The Great Plains yucca (Yucca glauca ) is the state flower of New Mexico .
Because of their omnipresence in the southwestern United States , yuccas have lent their name to several places:
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