Plantae > Tracheophyta > Liliopsida > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Yucca gloriosa > Yucca gloriosa var. tristisYucca gloriosa var. tristis (curve-leaf yucca)Synonyms: Dracaena ensifolia (heterotypic); Yucca angustifolia (heterotypic); Yucca boerhaavii; Yucca eylesii; Yucca falcata; Yucca falcata var. semicylindrica; Yucca flexilis; Yucca flexilis f. boerhaavii; Yucca flexilis f. hildrethii; Yucca flexilis f. peacockii; Yucca flexilis f. semicylindrica; Yucca flexilis var. falcata; Yucca flexilis var. peacockii; Yucca gloriosa f. pendula; Yucca gloriosa f. rufocincta; Yucca gloriosa var. elegans; Yucca gloriosa var. flexilis; Yucca gloriosa var. marginata; Yucca gloriosa var. marginata-aurea; Yucca gloriosa var. mollis; Yucca gloriosa var. planifolia; Yucca gloriosa var. recurvifolia; Yucca gloriosa var. rufocincta; Yucca gloriosa var. variegata; Yucca grandis; Yucca japonica; Yucca longifolia (heterotypic); Yucca peacockii; Yucca pendula; Yucca pendula var. aurea; Yucca pendula var. variegata; Yucca recurva; Yucca recurvifolia; Yucca recurvifolia f. elegans; Yucca recurvifolia f. marginata; Yucca recurvifolia f. rufocincta; Yucca recurvifolia f. tristis (homotypic); Yucca recurvifolia f. variegata; Yucca recurvifolia var. marginata; Yucca recurvifolia var. rufocincta; Yucca recurvifolia var. tristis (homotypic); Yucca recurvifolia var. variegata; Yucca rufocincta; Yucca semicylindrica; Yucca stenophylla (heterotypic) Yucca gloriosa var. tristis (syn. Yucca recurvifolia, Yucca gloriosa var. recurvifolia), known as curve-leaf yucca, curved-leaved Spanish-dagger or pendulous yucca, is a variety of Yucca gloriosa. It is often grown as an ornamental plant, but is native to the southeastern United States. In contrast to Y. gloriosa var. tristis, the leaves of Y. gloriosa var. gloriosa are hard stiff, erect and narrower. |
| Edible [1] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | | Flower Type [1] | Hermaphrodite | | Hazards [1] | 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 [1] | Evergreen | | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | | Pollinators [1] | Hand | | Structure [1] | Shrub | | Usage [1] | 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 [1] | 8.2 feet (2.5 m) | | Width [1] | 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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