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Yucca rostrata Engelm. ex Trel.
Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 11: 68 1902
Family: AGAVACEAE

Yucca rostrata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Photo taken at Cervia, Emilia Romagna, Italy.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Yucca rostrata Engelm. ex Trel.
Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 11: 68 1902
Synonymy: 3
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Big Bend Yucca, Beaked Yucca, Silver Yucca, Adam's Yucca, Nordstrom's Yucca
ARABIC ( لعربية ): يوكا منقارية
SPANISH (Español): Soyate, Palmita

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Yucca rostrata group

  • Yucca rostrata Engelm. ex Trel.: larger-growing (3-3.5 m high) with larger inflorescences, longer and broader leaves with the widest part considerably above the middle, and smooth on both faces. Distribution: SW Texas and Mexico (Chihuahua and Coahuila).
  • Yucca thompsoniana Trel.: smaller-growing (1-2 m high) with rough-feeling, smaller inflorescences, shorter and narrower leaves widest at or above the middle and somewhat scabrous on both faces. Distribution: Texas and N. Mexico (Chihuahua, Nuevo leon and Coahuila).

27157 matteo Matteo Faggion
Blooming specimen at Cesenatico, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Photo by: Matteo Faggion
19597 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Yucca rostrata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

27726 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Yucca rostrata Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
27158 matteo Matteo Faggion
Flowers at Cesenatico, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Photo by: Matteo Faggion

22456 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, USA. May 22, 2012. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
27159 matteo Matteo Faggion
Yucca rostrata Photo by: Matteo Faggion

22457 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Leaves at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, USA. May 22, 2012. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr
22455 star Forest Starr & Kim Starr
Habit at Iao Tropical Gardens of Maui, Maui, Hawaii, USA. May 22, 2012. Photo by: Forest Starr & Kim Starr

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