| Yucca filamentosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Yucca |
| Species: | Y. filamentosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Yucca filamentosa | |
Yucca filamentosa,[1] Adam's needle and thread,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae[3] native to the southeastern United States. Growing to 3 metres (10 feet) tall, it is an evergreen shrub valued in horticulture.
- ^ Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 319. 1753.
- ^ "Yucca filamentosa". RHS. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Yucca filamentosa. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).