Yucca baccata var. brevifolia L.D.Benson & Darrow

Variety

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Yucca > Yucca baccata

Characteristics

Plants caulescent. Stems 1–24, aerial, often branched, some reaching 2 m. Leaf margins filiferous. Inflorescences arising almost completely within to mostly extending beyond rosettes; peduncle to 0.3 m.
More
A shrub.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 9.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Flowers are used in soups and salads. The flesh of the fruit can be eaten raw. They can also be cooked.
Uses dye fiber medicinal wood
Edible flowers fruits pods roots seeds
Therapeutic use Gonorrhea (unspecified), Emetic (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:270286-2
WFO ID wfo-0000753634
COL ID 7N57T
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Yucca thornberi Yucca confinis Yucca arizonica Yucca brevifolia Yucca treleasei Yucca treleasei Yucca baccata subsp. thornberi Yucca baccata var. brevifolia