Yucca angustissima var. toftiae (S.L.Welsh) Reveal

Toft's yucca (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Yucca > Yucca angustissima

Characteristics

Plants acaulescent or short-caulescent. Stems erect, to 1 m, 2.3–4.5 m with peduncle and inflorescence. Leaf blade linear, 20–75 × 0.4–1.7 cm, rigid. Inflorescences mostly racemose, sometimes paniculate proximally, 4–20 dm; peduncle 1.2–2.5 m. Flowers 3–5.2 cm; tepals creamy white, elliptic to lanceolate-ovate; filaments 0.7–2.4 cm; pistil 1.5–3.2 cm; style 3–10 mm. Capsules moderately constricted, 4.5–6 cm.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 4.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -11
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Yucca angustissima var. toftiae world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Yucca angustissima var. toftiae threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:270277-2
WFO ID wfo-0000752059
COL ID 5S5S5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Yucca toftiae Yucca angustissima var. toftiae Yucca angustissima subsp. toftiae