Yucca gloriosa Linnaeus. Mound-lily Yucca, Spanish Bayonet. Phen: (Apr-) Oct; Nov-Dec. Hab: Dunes, shell middens, also regularly cultivated and often persistent or weakly escaped around old homesites inland. Dist: E. NC (Dare County) south to ne. FL and w. peninsular FL (Sorrie & LeBlond 2008). Populations in se. VA may be escapes from cultivation but occur in natural or semi-natural habitats similar to native occurrences in nearby ne. NC and may represent native occurrences (Virginia Botanical Associates 2019).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = K1, RAB, S, S13; = n/a – C, F; = Yucca gloriosa L. var. gloriosa – FNA26, K3; < Yucca gloriosa L. – K4, WH3
Links to other floras: = Yucca gloriosa var. gloriosa - FNA26
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.
© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
© Alan M. Cressler | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷See something wrong or missing on about Yucca gloriosa? Let us know here: (Please include your name and email if at all complicated so we can clarify if needed.) We greatly appreciate feedback, and will include updates from you in our next webapp update, which can take a few months.
Intro:
Stems:
Leaves:
Inforescence:
Flowers:
Fruits:
Comments:
Height:
plant sale text:
bloom table text:
description:
stems:
leaves:
inflorescence:
flowers:
fruits:
comments:
cultural notes:
germination code:
native range: southeastern United States