Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Yucca > Yucca flaccidaYucca flaccida (weak-leaf yucca)Synonyms: Yucca arkansana freemanii; Yucca arkansana louisianensis; Yucca concava (heterotypic); Yucca concava var. longifolia; Yucca exigua; Yucca filamentosa; Yucca filamentosa concava; Yucca filamentosa f. concava; Yucca filamentosa f. flaccida (homotypic); Yucca filamentosa f. glaucescens; Yucca filamentosa f. orchioides; Yucca filamentosa f. puberula; Yucca filamentosa smalliana; Yucca filamentosa var. antwerpensis; Yucca filamentosa var. concava; Yucca filamentosa var. flaccida (homotypic); Yucca filamentosa var. glaucescens; Yucca filamentosa var. grandiflora; Yucca filamentosa var. orchioides; Yucca filamentosa var. puberula; Yucca filamentosa var. smalliana; Yucca flaccida f. exigua; Yucca flaccida f. integra; Yucca flaccida f. lineata; Yucca flaccida f. orchioides; Yucca flaccida var. exigua; Yucca flaccida var. glaucescens; Yucca flaccida var. grandiflora; Yucca flaccida var. lineata; Yucca flaccida var. major; Yucca flaccida var. orchioides; Yucca flaccida var. smalliana; Yucca freemanii; Yucca glaucescens; Yucca louisianensis; Yucca meldensis; Yucca orchioides; Yucca orchioides var. major; Yucca puberula; Yucca smalliana Yucca flaccida Haw., common names Adam's needle, weak-leaf yucca, or needle palm, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to south-central and southeastern North America from the lower Great Plains eastward to the Atlantic seaboard in Virginia, south through Florida and the Gulf states. Growing to 55 cm (22 in) tall by 150 cm (59 in) broad, it is a stemless evergreen shrub with a basal rosette of sharply pointed, swordlike leaves up to 55 cm (22 in) long. In summer, 150 cm (59 in) long panicles of bell-shaped creamy white flowers are held above the foliage. |
| Allergen Potential [1] | Low |  | | Edible [2] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Flower Type [2] | Hermaphrodite | | Hazards [2] | The roots contain saponins; Whilst saponins are quite toxic to people, they are poorly absorbed by the body and so tend to pass straight through. They are also destroyed by prolonged heat, such as slow baking in an oven. Saponins are found in many common foods such as beans; Saponins are much more toxic to some creatures, such as fish, and hunting tribes have traditionally put large quantities of them in streams, lakes etc in order to stupefy or kill the fish; | | Leaf Type [2] | Evergreen | | Lifespan [3] | Perennial | | Pollinators [2] | Hand | | Structure [2] | Shrub | | Usage [2] | A fibre obtained from the leaves is used for making ropes, baskets and mats;
The roots are rich in saponins and can be used as a soap substitute; | | | Height [2] | 3.936 feet (1.2 m) | | Width [2] | 39 inches (1 m) |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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