Yucca arkansana
Appearance
Yucca arkansana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
Genus: | Yucca |
Species: | Y. arkansana
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Binomial name | |
Yucca arkansana | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Yucca arkansana, the Arkansas yucca,[2] is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.[3][4] It generally grows in gravelly, sunlit locations such as rocky outcrops, prairies, etc.[2]
Yucca arkansana is one of the smaller members of the genus Yucca, acaulescent or with a stem no more than 15 cm tall. Flowers are greenish-white, borne on a flowering stalk up to 80 cm (30 inches) tall.[5][6][7]
A number of yucca moths lay their eggs upon Y. arkansana as a host plant, an example being Tegeticula intermedia.[8]
References
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ a b Flora of North America v 26 p 436.
- ^ William Trelease. Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 13: 63–64. 1892.
- ^ Biota of North America Project
- ^ Benny's Kaktus
- ^ McKelvey, S. D. 1938–1947. Yuccas of the Southwestern United States. 2 vols. Jamaica Plain
- ^ Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
- ^ "Tegeticula intermedia". tolweb.org. Retrieved 2017-11-16.