Yucca gloriosa var. tristis
| Yucca gloriosa var. tristis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Yucca |
| Species: | Y. gloriosa |
| Variety: | Y. g. var. tristis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Yucca gloriosa var. tristis Carrière | |
Yucca gloriosa var. tristis (syn. Yucca recurvifolia, Yucca gloriosa var. recurvifolia),[1] known as curve-leaf yucca,[2] curved-leaved Spanish-dagger[3] or pendulous yucca,[4] is a variety of Yucca gloriosa. It is often grown as an ornamental plant,[5][6] but is native to the southeastern United States.[7] In contrast to Y. gloriosa var. tristis, the leaves of Y. gloriosa var. gloriosa are hard stiff, erect and narrower.
Notes
- ↑ "Yucca recurvifolia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-02-27, search for "Yucca recurvifolia"
- ↑ Yucca recurvifolia at USDA Plants Database Profile
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007" (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ Yucca recurvifolia at NC State University
- ↑ Wood, John (2006) [1884]. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- ↑ Yucca recurvifolia at University of Arizona
- ↑ Irish, Gary & Mary (2000). Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants.
Further reading
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- Fritz Hochstätter, ed. (2000). Dehiscent-fruited species in the Southwest and Midwest of the USA, Canada and Baja California. Yucca (Agavaceae) 1. Selbst Verlag. ISBN 3-00-005946-6.
- Fritz Hochstätter, ed. (2002). Indehiscent-fruited species in the Southwest, Midwest and East of the USA. Yucca (Agavaceae) 2. Selbst Verlag. ISBN 3-00-009008-8.
- Fritz Hochstätter, ed. (2004). Mexico. Yucca (Agavaceae) 3. Selbst Verlag. ISBN 3-00-013124-8.
- Yucca plant care
- Common names of Yucca species
- Yucca I Verbreitungskarte I Fritz Hochstätter
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