Yucca
Yucca
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species Asparagaceae
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Tree-likeVery sharp leaves
Yucca aloifolia
Spanish Bayonet / Aloe Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00043
Origin Sureste de EE.UU., Caribe, México
Type cultivated species
eco
Yucca aloifolia L.
Spanish Bayonet
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00001
Origin
Type
eco
CultivarVariegated
Yucca aloifolia 'Marginata'
Margined Spanish Bayonet
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00037
Origin Cultivar de selección, Mediterráneo / Jardines europeos
Type cultivar
eco
VarietyTricolor
Yucca aloifolia var. tricolor
Tricolor Spanish Bayonet
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00038
Origin Cultivar de selección
Type variety
Extreme Cold HardyXeriscapingYucca Moth Mutualism
Yucca angustissima Engelm.
Narrowleaf yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00011
Origin Gran Cuenca y Meseta del Colorado (EE. UU.: Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada)
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
Sonoran DesertFrost HardyEdible Flowers
Yucca arizonica McKelvey
Arizona yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00012
Origin Desierto de Sonora (Arizona, EE. UU.; Sonora, México)
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
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Yucca baccata Torr.
Banana Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00002
Origin
Type
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Yucca brevifolia Engelm.
Joshua Tree
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00003
Origin
Type
Chihuahuan DesertArborescent GiantEdible Flower (Flor de Palma)
Yucca carnerosana (Trel.) McKelvey
Giant dagger / Carneros yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00013
Origin Desierto de Chihuahua (Texas, EE. UU.; Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, México)
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
Purple foliageMexican xericHigh ornamental value
Yucca desmetiana Baker
Purple yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00014
Origin México (San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas)
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
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Yucca elata Engelm.
Soaptree Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00004
Origin
Type
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Yucca elephantipes Regel
Giant Yucca / Spineless Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00005
Origin
Type
eco
CultivarIndoorSpineless
Yucca elephantipes 'Variegata'
Variegated Spineless Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00046
Origin Cultivar de selección, México / Centroamérica
Type cultivar
eco
Yucca faxoniana (Trel.) Sarg.
Giant Dagger
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00006
Origin
Type
eco
Type speciesHardy
Yucca filamentosa
Adam's Needle
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00040
Origin Sureste de EE.UU. (Virginia a Florida y oeste hasta Tennessee)
Type cultivated species
eco
CultivarVariegatedAGM (RHS)
Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge'
Bright Edge Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00030
Origin Cultivar de selección, EE.UU.
Type cultivar
eco
CultivarVariegated
Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'
Color Guard Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00029
Origin Cultivar de selección, EE.UU.
Type cultivar
eco
CrestedRare
Yucca filamentosa f. cristata
Crested Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00044
Origin Mutación de cultivo o silvestre
Type crested form
eco
CultivarVariegated
Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword'
Golden Sword Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00031
Origin Cultivar de selección, EE.UU.
Type cultivar
eco
CultivarVariegated
Yucca filamentosa 'Gold Garland'
Gold Garland Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00033
Origin Cultivar de selección, EE.UU.
Type cultivar
eco
CultivarOut-facing flowers
Yucca filamentosa 'Ivory Tower'
Ivory Tower Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00032
Origin Cultivar de selección, EE.UU.
Type cultivar
eco
Yucca filamentosa L.
Adam's Needle
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00007
Origin
Type
Arborescent specimenMexican cultural plantEdible flowers
Yucca filifera Chabaud
Mexican tree yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00015
Origin México (San Luis Potosí, Hidalgo, Querétaro, Guanajuato)
Type Arborescent xeric plant (Asparagaceae)
Extreme cold hardinessFlexible leavesUSDA Zone 5
Yucca flaccida Haw.
Weak-leaf yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00016
Origin Sureste de EE.UU. (Alabama, Georgia, Carolina del Norte y del Sur, Tennessee, Virginia)
Type Xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
eco
Tree-likeWidely cultivated
Yucca gloriosa
Spanish Dagger / Mound Lily Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00041
Origin Sureste de EE.UU. (Carolina del Norte a Florida)
Type cultivated species
eco
CultivarVariegatedAGM (RHS)
Yucca gloriosa 'Bright Star'
Bright Star Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00035
Origin Cultivar registrado 'Walbristar', PP17,653
Type cultivar
eco
Yucca gloriosa L.
Spanish Dagger
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00008
Origin
Type
eco
Variety
Yucca gloriosa 'Recurvifolia'
Recurved-leaf Spanish Dagger
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00045
Origin Cultivar de selección
Type variety / cultivar
eco
CultivarTricolor
Yucca gloriosa 'Tricolor'
Tricolor Spanish Dagger
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00036
Origin Cultivar de selección, jardines europeos
Type cultivar
eco
CultivarVariegatedAGM (RHS)
Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata'
Variegated Spanish Dagger
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00034
Origin Cultivar de selección, jardines europeos
Type cultivar
Narrowest leaf in genusEndemic to northeastern MexicoExtreme cold hardy
Yucca linearifolia Clary
Linear-leaf yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00017
Origin México: Tamaulipas, Nuevo León; laderas rocosas semiáridas
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
Chihuahuan Desert speciesHardy to −15 °CNative grassland plant
Yucca linearis (Trel.) D.J.Ferguson
Slim yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00018
Origin Nuevo México, oeste de Texas y Chihuahua; pastizales del Desierto Chihuahuense
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
Gulf Coast native yuccaDistinctive curling filamentsHardy to −15 °C
Yucca louisianensis Trel.
Gulf Coast yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00019
Origin Sureste de EE.UU.: Luisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma; llanuras costeras del Golfo
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
Endemic to Baja CaliforniaArborescent yuccaTolerates up to 45 °C
Yucca peninsularis McKelvey
Baja California yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00020
Origin Península de Baja California (México); endémica peninsular
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
Edible flowers — izoteUp to 8 m tallOaxacan culinary heritage
Yucca periculosa Baker
Izote
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00021
Origin México: Veracruz, Oaxaca, Hidalgo, Puebla; una de las yucas más grandes de México
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
Rare Querétaro endemicVery restricted rangeConservation priority
Yucca queretaroensis Piña Luján
Querétaro yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00022
Origin Endémica de Querétaro, México; distribución muy restringida, especie rara
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
Elegant arching leavesSoutheastern USAOrnamental garden
Yucca recurvifolia Salisb.
Curved-leaf yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00023
Origin Sureste de EE.UU. (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Luisiana, Florida, Carolina del Sur)
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
eco
Tree-likeBlue foliage
Yucca rostrata
Beaked Yucca / Big Bend Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00042
Origin Norte de México (Chihuahua, Coahuila) y suroeste de Texas
Type cultivated species
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Yucca rostrata Engelm. ex Trel.
Beaked Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00009
Origin
Type
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CultivarPowder blue
Yucca rostrata 'Sapphire Skies'
Sapphire Skies Beaked Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00039
Origin Selección de colección silvestre del norte de México (Sean Hogan, años 1990)
Type cultivar
Architectural silhouetteChihuahuan DesertBlue-green leaves
Yucca thompsoniana Trel.
Thompson's yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00024
Origin Trans-Pecos Texas (región de Big Bend) y Chihuahua, México; Desierto de Chihuahua
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
Monumental specimenEdible fruitsChihuahuan Desert
Yucca torreyi Shafer
Torrey yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00025
Origin Trans-Pecos Texas, Nuevo México (EE.UU.) y Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León (México)
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
Northern cultural plantEdible flowers and fruitsTamaulipan thornscrub
Yucca treculeana Carrière
Don Quixote lance
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00026
Origin Sur de Texas (EE.UU.) y noreste de México (Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila)
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
Nocturnal floweringMojave DesertCold hardiness
Yucca vespertina (McKelvey) S.L.Welsh
Evening yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00027
Origin Desierto de Mojave (California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, EE.UU.); transiciones con la Gran Cuenca
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)
eco
SpeciesMonocarpic
Yucca whipplei
Our Lord's Candle / Chaparral Yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00047
Origin California (EE.UU.) y Baja California (México)
Type cultivated species
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Yucca whipplei Torr.
Our Lord's Candle
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00010
Origin
Type
Endemic to YucatanEdible flowersTropical climate
Yucca yucatana (Engelm.) Trel.
Yucatan yucca
Specimen ID RN-YUCC-00028
Origin Península de Yucatán, México (Yucatán, Campeche, Quintana Roo)
Type Arborescent xeric rosette plant (Asparagaceae)