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Yucca elata

(Engelm.) Engelm.

Soaptree Yucca

G5Secure Found in 43 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147273
Element CodePMAGA0B0B0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusYucca
Other Common Names
soaptree 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
Kartesz (1994) here recognizes three varieties: elata, utahensis, and verdiensis. FNA (vol. 26, 2002) elevates Yucca elata var. utahensis (= Y. utahensis) to full species and does not recognize Y. eleta var. elata and Y. eleta var. verdiensis as distinct.
Conservation Status
Review Date1988-12-10
Change Date1988-12-10
Ecology & Habitat

Reproduction

It is hypothesized that the primary disperser of Yucca elata is wind (Howe 2009).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
TexasSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL, Long-lived
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (43)
Arizona (25)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonPrescott National Forest10,683
Butterfly Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest42,296
Catalina St. Pk. Roadless AreaCoronado National Forest951
ChiricahuaCoronado National Forest76,876
GaliuroCoronado National Forest28,333
GoldfieldTonto National Forest15,257
Hot AirApache-Sitgreaves National Forests31,712
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
Lower Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest1,165
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
Lower San FranciscoApache-Sitgreaves National Forests59,310
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Middle Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest10,543
Middle Romero WSRCoronado National Forest60
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
PipestemApache-Sitgreaves National Forests34,598
Santa RitaCoronado National Forest6,078
Santa TeresaCoronado National Forest8,929
Sierra Ancha Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest7,787
TumacacoriCoronado National Forest44,594
Upper Dragoon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,533
Upper Rincon RoadlessCoronado National Forest2,991
Upper Romero WsrCoronado National Forest150
WhetstoneCoronado National Forest20,728
New Mexico (16)
AreaForestAcres
Carrizo MountainLincoln National Forest17,280
Contiguous To Black & Aldo Leopold WildernessGila National Forest111,883
Contiguous To Gila Wilderness & Primitive AreaGila National Forest79,049
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
Frisco BoxGila National Forest38,979
Gila BoxGila National Forest23,759
Jefferies CanyonLincoln National Forest8,934
Last Chance CanyonLincoln National Forest8,934
Little Dog And Pup CanyonsLincoln National Forest25,412
Lower San FranciscoGila National Forest26,460
North Rocky CanyonLincoln National Forest8,068
Ortega PeakLincoln National Forest11,545
Peloncillo (NM)Coronado National Forest43,339
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
South Guadalupe MountainsLincoln National Forest20,930
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
South Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Indian CreekBuffalo Gap National Grassland24,666
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big CreekNational Forests in Texas1,447
References (5)
  1. Howe, G. F. 2009. Five features correlate with seed weight in Yuccas to support a seed-dispersal hypothesis. Creation Research Society Quarterly 45:153-177.
  2. James, C. D., M. T. Hoffman, D. C. Lightfoot, G. S. Forbes, and W. G. Whitford. 1993. Pollination ecology of Yucca elata. Oecologia 93(4):512-517.
  3. James, C. D., M. T. Hoffman, D. C. Lightfoot, G. S. Forbes, and W. G. Whitford. 1994. Fruit Abortion in Yucca elata and Its Implications for the Mutualistic Association with Yucca Moths. Oikos 69(2):207-216.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.