Yucca glauca

Yucca glauca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
clade:	Angiosperms
clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Yucca
Species:	Y. glauca
Binomial name
Yucca glauca Nutt.
Synonyms
Yucca angustifolia

Yucca glauca (syn. Yucca angustifolia), known as soapweed yucca, narrowleaf yucca, plains yucca, and beargrass. It is a species of perennial evergreen plant in the Agavaceae (century plant) family, with xeric qualities.

Distribution

Yucca glauca is native to central North America: occurring from the Canadian Prairies of Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada; south through the Great Plains to Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona in the United States.^{[1] [2]}

Uses

Soapweed yucca was a traditional Native American medical plant, used by the Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Lakota, and other tribes. ^[3]

Gallery

Yucca Glauca Flowers   Inflorescence

References

1. ^ USDA Profile . accessed 9.22.2011
2. ^ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Retrieved 2010-03-08.
3. ^ U. of Mich. . accessed 9.22.2011

External links

• USDA PLANTS: Profile for Yucca glauca (soapweed yucca)
• University of Michigan at Dearborn: Native American Ethnobotany - Yucca glauca

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