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Yucca baccata ssp. baccata
Torrey
Not very attractive, but very robust, greyish-blue to dark green plant. Also called banana yucca because it's banana-shaped fruits are edible. The flowers can be used for food too
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© Julia Etter & Martin Kristen
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First Description |
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Report on the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, Botany 2(1): 221, 1859
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Synonyms
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Yucca baccata fa. fragilifolia (Baker) Voss (1895) (Vilm. Blumengärtn., ed. 3. 1: 1058, 1895)
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Yucca baccata fa. genuina Engelmann (1873)
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Yucca baccata fa. parviflora McKelvey (1938)
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Yucca baccata ssp. vespertina (McKelvey) Hochstätter (2001) (Succulenta 80(4): 170, ill., 2001)
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Yucca baccata var. hystrix Baker (1880)
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Yucca baccata var. scabrifolia (Baker) Baker (1880)
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Yucca baccata var. vespertina McKelvey (1938) (Yuccas of the Southwestern United States 1: 45, 1938)
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Yucca filamentosa Wood (1868) (Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20: 167, 1868)
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Yucca filifera Hort. ex Engelmann (1873) (Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 3: 46, 1873)
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Yucca fragilifolia Baker (1870) (Gardeners' Chronicle: 1088, 1870)
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Yucca hanburyi Baker (1892)
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Yucca scabrifolia Baker (1870) (Gardeners' Chronicle: 1088, 1870)
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Yucca vespertina (McKelvey) Welsh (1993) (Rhodora 95: 417, 1993)
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Only field data publicly available is shown! Detailed personal field data only available to scientists with special permission!
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Basic Data
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Subgenus |
Yucca |
Section |
Baccatae |
Diameter |
up to 150cm |
Inflorescence |
up to 130cm |
Flower Color |
whitish-creamcolored |
Flowering Time |
April - June |
Reproduction |
seed |
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Natural Location
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Occurrence |
Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Utah, Texas, Chihuahua |
Remarks
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Adult
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Inflorescence
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Flower
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Indoor Summer
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Exposition |
sunny to half shady |
Watering |
plenty |
Indoor Winter
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Temperature |
keep frost free |
Soil |
keep totally dry |
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