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Yucca gloriosa L.

Moundlily yucca (en), Yucca (fr), Yucca superbe (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Yucca

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 1.8-2.5 m high and spreads 1.2-1.8 m wide. The trunk is woody. The leaves form a ring at the ends of branches and are blue-green to dark green. The leaves are 60 cm long. They have spines at the tips. The flowers form a spike of bell-shaped flowers. These are creamy-white to pink and can be 1.8 m high. They are at the ends of branches and on a stout stem. They are 40-60 cm long. The fruit has 6 ribs. but does not split when dry.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.35 - 1.65
Mature height (meter) 2.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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AprMayJun
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows on sand dunes in Mediterranean regions. It can tolerate salt exposure. In Melbourne Botanical Gardens. It suits hardiness zones 7-10.
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Coastal dunes and sandy soils of coastal plains.
Coastal dunes and sandy soils of coastal plains.
Light 6-8
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-7
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

CAUTION: The fruit are purgative. A starch is extracted from the rhizome. The flowers are eaten raw or cooked.
Uses environmental use fiber material medicinal oil
Edible flowers fruits rhizomes roots stems
Therapeutic use Anti-inflammatory agents (fruit), Antirheumatic agents (fruit), Asthma (fruit), Bronchitis (fruit), Cathartics (fruit), Chest pain (fruit), Cholagogues and choleretics (fruit), Dysentery (fruit), Ulcer (fruit), Wounds and injuries (fruit), Asthma (unspecified), Bactericide (unspecified), Bronchitis (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Edema (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Leprosy (unspecified), Purgative (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified), Septicemia (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Detergent (unspecified), Phthisis (unspecified), Arthritis (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds or cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings suckers
Germination duration (days) 30 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -17
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Yucca gloriosa habit picture by philoup (cc-by-sa)
Yucca gloriosa habit picture by Aurélia et JChris Courte-Barbary (cc-by-sa)
Yucca gloriosa habit picture by Serge Fournier (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Yucca gloriosa leaf picture by fbollore (cc-by-sa)
Yucca gloriosa leaf picture by xada (cc-by-sa)
Yucca gloriosa leaf picture by Samuel CORRE (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Yucca gloriosa flower picture by Pedro Alcázar (cc-by-sa)
Yucca gloriosa flower picture by Fömpe Mick (cc-by-sa)
Yucca gloriosa flower picture by Cyr Gabin Bassolet (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Yucca gloriosa fruit picture by Gianni Franchi (cc-by-sa)
Yucca gloriosa fruit picture by Aurora Patelli (cc-by-sa)
Yucca gloriosa fruit picture by Jet Meulenbelt (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Yucca gloriosa world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Australia, Spain, France, Georgia, Italy, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Réunion, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uruguay, and United States of America

Conservation status

Yucca gloriosa threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:325010-2
WFO ID wfo-0000752281
COL ID 5CT79
BDTFX ID 73147
INPN ID 130584
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Yucca ensifolia Yucca superba Yucca gloriosa f. obliqua Yucca gloriosa var. minor Yucca gloriosa var. plicata Yucca gloriosa var. glaucescens Yucca gloriosa var. nobilis Yucca gloriosa var. mollis Yucca gloriosa var. superba Yucca gloriosa var. obliqua Yucca gloriosa var. ellacombei Yucca gloriosa var. acuminata Yucca gloriosa var. tortulata Yucca gloriosa var. pruinosa Yucca gloriosa var. mediostriata Yucca gloriosa var. robusta Yucca gloriosa var. longifolia Yucca gloriosa var. maculata Yucca flexilis var. ensifolia Yucca gloriosa var. mediopicta Yucca gloriosa var. acuminata Yucca gloriosa f. genuina Yucca gloriosa

Lower taxons

Yucca gloriosa var. gloriosa Yucca gloriosa var. tristis
WorldFloraDB 2024