Yucca gloriosa var. recurvifolia
Trans. Acad. Sci. St. Louis 3: 39. 1873.
Common names: Curve-leaf yucca
Endemic
Basionym: Yucca recurvifolia Salisbury Parad. Lond., plate 31. 1806
Synonyms: Yucca pendula Groenland Yucca recurva Haworth
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 430.
Plants arborescent, simple or branching, to 2 m. Leaf blade mostly recurving, green, sword-shaped, 50–100 × 3.5–5 cm, flexible, margins narrowly yellow or brown. Inflorescences barely extending beyond rosettes, narrowly ellipsoid, 5–10 dm; peduncle 0.9–1.1 m. Flowers: tepals white or slightly greenish white, 4–5 × 2–2.5 cm. Berries mostly erect, oblong, 6-winged or 6-ribbed, 2.5–4.5 cm.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Sandy soils of Gulf coast plains
Elevation: 0–100 m
Distribution
Ala., Fla., Ga., La., Miss.
Discussion
Yucca gloriosa var. recurvifolia is poorly known and may not be distinct from var. gloriosa. It has been treated also at species and forma levels. Additional studies are needed to clarify its status.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.