Yucca aloifolia L.

  • Authority

    Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.

  • Family

    Asparagaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Yucca aloifolia L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Caudex stout, up to 3.3 m. high, often branched; plant usually growing in colonies, forming large masses. Leaves 1 m. long or less, stiff, sharp-pointed, the upper spreading, the older lower ones deflexed, the base expanded; panicle ample, often 6 dm. long, showy; perianth white or purplish-tinged, about 5 cm. long, its segments oblong; capsule pulpy, indehiscent, oblong, 6-8 cm. long; seeds thin.

  • Distribution

    Sand dunes. New Providence - Bermuda ; Florida to Louisiana ; Cuba ; Jamaica ; Mexico. Spanish Bayonet.

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