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Yucca aloifolia

L.

Aloe Yucca

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144138
Element CodePMAGA0B010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusYucca
Other Common Names
aloe yucca (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1988-08-04
Change Date1988-08-04
Edition Date1994-06-22
Edition AuthorsYekell, S. (TNC-LASP, 1994), rev. L. Morse (2002)
Rank Reasons
Native range uncertain (Little, 1979); native in southeastern USA, unclear whether native in southeastern Mexico (Veracruz to Yucatan); planted in southern United States as well as Latin America including Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. Known from 3300-3600 m elevation in vicinity La Paz, Bolivia (zonas de Calacoto, Cota Cota and Sopocachi).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaS2Yes
VirginiaS1Yes
FloridaS3Yes
South CarolinaS3Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
GeorgiaS4Yes
MississippiSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little Lake CreekNational Forests in Texas596
References (4)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Killeen, T., E. García & S. G. Beck. Guía de árboles de Bolivia. 958 pp. Herbario Nacional de Bolivia y Missouri Botanical Garden. Quipus S.R.L. La Paz Bolivia.
  4. Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.