Yucca filamentosa

Yucca filamentosa

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Species:
Y. filamentosa
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.

  1. ^ Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 319. 1753.
  2. ^ "Yucca filamentosa". RHS. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  3. ^ Yucca filamentosa. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).