Yucca aloifolia

Spanish bayonet
Yucca aloifolia, cultivated, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Species:
Y. aloifolia
Binomial name
Yucca aloifolia
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Dracaena lenneana Regel
  • Sarcoyucca aloifolia (L.) Lindinger
  • Yucca aloifolia var. arcuata (Haw.) Trel.
  • Yucca aloifolia f. arcuata (Haw.) Voss
  • Yucca aloifolia var. conspicua (Haw.) Engelm.
  • Yucca aloifolia f. conspicua (Haw.) Engelm.
  • Yucca aloifolia f. crenulata (Haw.) Voss
  • Yucca aloifolia var. draconis (L.) Engelm.
  • Yucca aloifolia f. draconis (L.) Voss
  • Yucca aloifolia var. flexifolia J.Bommer
  • Yucca aloifolia var. gigantea Sprenger
  • Yucca aloifolia var. marginata J.Bommer
  • Yucca aloifolia var. menandi Trel.
  • Yucca aloifolia var. purpurea Baker
  • Yucca aloifolia var. quadricolor-variegata Carrière
  • Yucca aloifolia var. roseomarginata Regel
  • Yucca aloifolia var. serratifolia Sprenger
  • Yucca aloifolia var. stenophylla J.Bommer
  • Yucca aloifolia var. tenuifolia (Haw.) Trel.
  • Yucca aloifolia f. tenuifolia (Haw.) Voss
  • Yucca aloifolia f. tenuifolia (Haw.) Trel.
  • Yucca aloifolia var. tricolor J.Bommer
  • Yucca aloifolia var. variegata Naudin
  • Yucca aloifolia var. versicolor Carrière
  • Yucca aloifolia var. yucatana (Engelm) Trel.
  • Yucca arcuata Haw.
  • Yucca atkinsii Baker
  • Yucca conspicua Haw.
  • Yucca crenulata Haw.
  • Yucca draconis L.
  • Yucca haruckeriana Crantz
  • Yucca parmentieri Carrière
  • Yucca jacksonii E.J.Whalen
  • Yucca purpurea Baker
  • Yucca quadricolor Baker
  • Yucca serrulata Haw.
  • Yucca striata auct.
  • Yucca tenuifolia Haw.
  • Yucca tricolor Baker
  • Yucca yucatana Engelm.

Yucca aloifolia[4] is the type species for the genus Yucca. Common names include aloe yucca,[5] dagger plant,[6] and Spanish bayonet. It grows in sandy soils, especially on sand dunes along the coast.

  1. ^ Solano, E.; Puente, R.; Ayala-Hernández, M.M.; Hodgson, W.; Clary, K.; Salywon, A. (2021). "Yucca aloifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T117422548A117469927. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T117422548A117469927.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Tropicos
  3. ^ The Plant List
  4. ^ Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 319. 1753.
  5. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Yucca aloifolia​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference fna was invoked but never defined (see the help page).