Yucca elata var. verdiensis (Mckelvey) Reveal

Variety

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Yucca > Yucca elata

Characteristics

Plants primarily caulescent, rarely acaulescent, 1.5–3.5 m. Stems 1–1.5 m. Leaf blade 25–45 × 0.2–0.6(–1.3) cm. Inflorescences paniculate, distally racemose, 7–13 dm; branches 1–3.5 dm; peduncle 1–1.5 m. Flowers: tepals 3.2–4.5 × 1.3–2 cm; filaments 1.5–2.5 cm; anthers (2–)2.5–4.8 mm; pistil 2–2.5 cm. Capsules 4–4.5 × 2–4 cm.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 3.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
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°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:270314-2
WFO ID wfo-0000752111
COL ID 5S5SR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Yucca verdiensis Yucca elata var. verdiensis