(Great Plains Yucca)
Yucca glauca, Pawnee Buttes, Weld Co. 7600
Yucca glauca, Pawnee Buttes, Weld Co. 7614
Yucca glauca, Cottonwood Pass Rd., Chaffee Co. 3491
Yucca glauca, Cottonwood Pass Rd., Chaffee Co. 3499
Yucca glauca, Pawnee Buttes, Weld Co. 7607
Fruit, Yucca glauca, Pawnee Buttes, Weld Co. 7932
Yucca glauca, Pawnee Buttes, Weld Co. 7605
Yucca glauca, Cottonwood Pass Rd., Chaffee Co. 3511
| Scientific Name | Yucca glauca | USDA PLANTS Symbol | YUGL |
| Common Name | Great Plains Yucca, Soapweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 43142 |
| Family | Asparagaceae (Asparagus) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Plains and foothills (3800 to 9000 ft.); Dry, sandy or limestone soils in grasslands and disturved areas; very widespread. Plant: Round yucca shrub up to 24 inches tall (excluding inflorescence and fruit stem); often colony-forming with up to 15 plants. Leaves: Rosettes of pale green, concave, somewhat flexible leaf blades, linear to linear-lanceolate, 16 to 24 inches long and up to 1/2-inch wide; margins are white and toothless with white threads; usually very sharp tips. Inflorescence: Flowering stalk 20 to 40 inches tall arising within and above rosette; large bell-shaped, hanging flowers with white or greenish-white tepals, 1-3/4 to 2 inches long; white filaments 5/8 to 1-1/8 inches long; green pistil 1 to 1-1/2 inches long and dark green style. Bloom Period: May to July. Fruit: Erect, green, cylindrical fruit capsules, not constricted, 2 to 3+ inches long. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield and SEINet. |
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