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Taxon:  Yucca aloifolia L.



Summary
Genus:
Yucca
Section:
Yucca
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Nomen number:
42142
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:319. 1753
Verified:
02/15/2007 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  3. Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
  4. Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  7. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
  8. Hochstätter, F. & G. Hentzschel. 2004. Yucca III (Agavaceae): Mexico
  9. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  11. Long, R. W. & O. Lakela. 1971. A flora of tropical Florida.
  12. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  13. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  14. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  15. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  16. Zhong Guo & Hua Jing. 1993. China floral encyclopaedia.
Common names
English
aloe yucca –
daggerplant –
Spanish-bayonet –
Spanish-dagger –
yucca –
French
bayonnette –
German
graue Palmlilie –
Portuguese
iúca –
Spanish
yuca –
Swedish
tandpalmlilja –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexass.e.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabama 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgia 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisianas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippis.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginias.e.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatán 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
2Cultivated    widely cult.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana (s.), Mississippi (s.), North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia (s.e.)]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas (s.e.)]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, St. Lucia
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Environmentalornamental Davidse, G. et al., eds. 1994. Flora mesoamericana.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=42142. Accessed 9 May 2025.