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Yucca gloriosa

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Mound-lily Yucca

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.152017
Element CodePMAGA0B0G0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusYucca
Other Common Names
moundlily 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.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 26, 2002) recognizes two distinct varieties in Yucca gloriosa: gloriosa and recurvifolia.
Conservation Status
Review Date1992-12-23
Change Date1993-01-08
Edition Date1992-12-23
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C., rev. C. Russell
Range Extent Comments
Eastern North Carolina south to northeast Florida and west to Louisiana.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN4
ProvinceRankNative
MississippiSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
GeorgiaS4Yes
North CarolinaS2Yes
South CarolinaS3Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pond Pine BCroatan National Forest2,961
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little Lake CreekNational Forests in Texas596
References (3)
  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. 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.