Accession Data

Yucca glauca

Common Name: Soapweed, Soapwell

Family: Asparagaceae

Country of Origin: Central N. America - Iowa to Texas and N. Dakota.

Description: Yucca are nyctitropic, the flowers change when the sun sets. Nodding during daylight hours, the flowers turn upward after dark and most emit a fragrance. Yucca moths mate in a flower, often remaining through the following day.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 4a-10b

Accession #: 198800116

Accession Date: 1988-12-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2209

Quantity: 1

Source: Denver Botanical Gardens

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Asparagaceae

SubFamily: Agavoideae

Tribe: Agaveae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. Plants For A Future Website
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Saturday, January 28, 2017.
  3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Saturday, January 28, 2017.

Images

Yucca glauca