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Agavaceae
Yucca

Yucca recurva Haworth. Common name: Curve-leaf Yucca. Phenology: Mar-Nov. Habitat: Dune, dry sandy soils, flatwoods, upland forests, disturbed areas; widely cultivated. Distribution: GA (or NC and SC?) and Panhandle FL west to w. LA; cultivated and escaping in e. TX but possibly native to dune habitats along se. TX coast occupying habitats similar to its native range eastward.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Other Comments: This species is widely cultivated and has many named varieties (Trelease 1902).

Synonymy ⓘ: = n/a — RAB; = Yucca gloriosa L. var. recurvifolia (Salisb.) Engelm. — ETx1, FNA26, NSProv; = Yucca gloriosa L. var. tristis Carrière — POWO; = Yucca recurvifolia Salisb. — S, S13; < Yucca gloriosa L. — K4, NS, WH3, Clary & Adams (2021). Basionym: Yucca recurva Haw. 1812

Links to other floras: = Yucca gloriosa var. recurvifolia - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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image of plant© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
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