Yucca gloriosa var. tristis

Yucca gloriosa var. tristis
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

  1. "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"
  2. Yucca recurvifolia at USDA Plants Database Profile
  3. "BSBI List 2007" (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  4. Yucca recurvifolia at NC State University
  5. Wood, John (2006) [1884]. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
  6. Yucca recurvifolia at University of Arizona
  7. Irish, Gary & Mary (2000). Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants.

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