Biology:List of Yucca species
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This is a list of the species in the genus Yucca. They are commonly called yuccas in English, but are also called Adam's needle or Spanish-bayonet.[1][2]
As of 2025[update] Plants of the World Online (POWO) and World Flora Online both list 50 valid species.[3][4] In addition, POWO lists three other species, Yucca jaegeriana (McKelvey) L.W.Lenz, Yucca muscipula Ayala-Hern., Ríos-Gómez, E.Solano & García-Mend., and Yucca pinicola Zamudio,[3] that WFO lists as unchecked or as a synonym of another species.[5][6][7] There are also two natural hybrids, Yucca × schottii, which was formerly listed as a species under various names, and Yucca × quinnarjenii.[8][9]
Species list
| Plant | Flowers | Species name | Year[10] | Range[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120px | 120px | Yucca aloifolia L. | 1753 | Southeastern US, Central and Southeastern Mexico |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. | 1902 | Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, & Utah |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca arkansana Trel. | 1902 | Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, & Texas |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca baccata Torr. | 1859 | Southwestern US & Northern Mexico |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca baileyi Wooton & Standl. | 1913 | Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, & Utah |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca brevifolia Engelm. | 1871 | Baja California Norte, western Arizona, southeastern California, southern Nevada, Sonora, & southwest Utah |
| 120px | Yucca campestris McKelvey | 1947 | New Mexico & Texas | |
| Yucca capensis L.W.Lenz | 1998 | Baja California Sur | ||
| 120px | Yucca carnerosana (Trel.) McKelvey | 1938 | Northeastern Mexico | |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca cernua E.L.Keith | 2003 | Texas |
| 120px | Yucca coahuilensis Matuda & I.Piña | 1980 | Coahuila | |
| 120px | Yucca constricta Buckley | 1862[11] | Texas | |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca decipiens Trel. | 1907 | Northeastern and southwestern Mexico |
| 120px | Yucca declinata Laferr. | 1995 | Sonora | |
| 120px | Yucca desmetiana Baker | 1870 | Chihuahua | |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. | 1882 | Southwestern US & northern Mexico |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca endlichiana Trel. | 1907 | Coahuila & Nuevo León |
| 120px | Yucca faxoniana (Trel.) Sarg. | 1905 | Chihuahua, Coahuila, New Mexico, & Texas | |
| Yucca feeanoukiae Hochstätter | 2013 | Utah | ||
| 120px | 120px | Yucca filamentosa L. | 1753 | Eastern United States |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca filifera Chabaud | 1876[12] | Northeastern, central, & southwestern Mexico |
| 120px | Yucca flaccida Haw. | 1819 | Eastern US & Ontario | |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca gigantea Lem. | 1859 | Central America & southern Mexico[13] |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca glauca Nutt. | 1813 | Central United States & Alberta |
| 120px | Yucca gloriosa L. | 1753 | Southeastern United States | |
| 120px | Yucca grandiflora Gentry | 1957 | Chihuahua, Sonora | |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca harrimaniae Trel. | 1902 | Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, & Utah |
| 120px | Yucca intermedia McKelvey | 1947 | Central New Mexico | |
| 120px | Yucca jaliscensis (Trel.) Trel. | 1920 | Northeastern and southwestern Mexico | |
| 120px | Yucca lacandonica Gómez Pompa & J.Valdés | 1962 | Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, & Veracruz | |
| 120px | Yucca linearifolia Clary | 1995 | Coahuila & Nuevo León | |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca luminosa M.H.J.van der Meer | 2024 | Northeastern Mexico[14] |
| 120px | Yucca madrensis Gentry | 1972 | Sonora & Chihuahua | |
| 120px | Yucca mixtecana García-Mend. | 1998 | Oaxaca & Puebla | |
|
Yucca necopina Shinners | 1958 | Texas | |
| 120px | Yucca neomexicana Wooton & Standl. | 1913 | Colorado, New Mexico, & Oklahoma | |
| 120px | Yucca pallida McKelvey | 1947 | Texas | |
| 120px | Yucca periculosa Baker | 1870 | Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala, & Veracruz | |
| 120px | Yucca potosina Rzed. | 1955 | San Luis Potosí & Tamaulipas | |
| 120px | Yucca queretaroensis Piña Luján | 1989 | Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Querétaro, & San Luis Potosí | |
| Yucca × quinnarjenii Hochstätter | 2021 | New Mexico | ||
| 120px | Yucca reverchonii Trel. | 1911 | Coahuila & Texas | |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca rostrata Engelm. ex Trel. | 1902 | Chihuahua, Coahuila, & Texas[15] |
| 120px | Yucca rupicola Scheele | 1850 | Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, & Texas | |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies | 1871 | Baja California Norte, Arizona, California, Nevada, Sonora, & Utah |
| 120px | Yucca × schottii Engelm. | 1873 | Arizona, Chihuahua, New Mexico, Nuevo León, Sonora | |
| 120px | Yucca sterilis (Neese & S.L.Welsh) S.L.Welsh & L.C.Higgins | 2008 | Northeast Utah | |
| Yucca tenuistyla Trel. | 1902 | Texas | ||
| 120px | 120px | Yucca thompsoniana Trel. | 1911 | Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, & Texas |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca treculiana Carrière | 1858 | Northeastern Mexico, New Mexico, & Texas[16] |
| 120px | 120px | Yucca utahensis McKelvey | 1947 | Northwestern Arizona, southeastern Nevada, & southwestern Utah |
| 120px | Yucca valida Brandegee | 1889 | Baja California Norte & Baja California Sur |
References
- ↑ OED 2025.
- ↑ Hess & Robbins 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 POWO 2025a.
- ↑ WFO 2025a.
- ↑ WFO 2025b.
- ↑ WFO 2025c.
- ↑ WFO 2025d.
- ↑ WFO 2025e.
- ↑ POWO 2025f.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Hassler 2025.
- ↑ POWO 2025b.
- ↑ POWO 2025c.
- ↑ POWO 2025d.
- ↑ POWO 2025e.
- ↑ POWO 2025g.
- ↑ POWO 2025h.
Web sources
- Hassler, Michael (13 February 2025). "Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.02" (in en). https://www.worldplants.de/.
- Hess, William J.; Robbins, R. Laurie (30 July 2020). "Yucca" (in en). p. 423. https://dev.floranorthamerica.org/Yucca.
- Yucca, N. (3rd ed.), Oxford University Press, September 2005, http://oed.com/search?searchType=dictionary&q=Yucca%2C+N. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- POWO (2025). "Yucca L." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/30003895-2.
- POWO (2025). "Yucca constricta Buckley" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/543668-1.
- POWO (2025). "Yucca filifera Chabaud" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/270333-2.
- POWO (2025). "Yucca gigantea Lem." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/543700-1.
- POWO (2025). "Yucca luminosa M.H.J.van der Meer" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/77177288-1.
- POWO (2025). "Yucca × quinnarjenii Hochstätter" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/77254022-1.
- POWO (2025). "Yucca rostrata Engelm. ex Trel." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/543772-1.
- POWO (2025). "Yucca treculiana Carrière" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/543799-1.
- WFO (2025). "Yucca L.". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-4000041098.
- WFO (2025). "Yucca jaegeriana (McKelvey) L.W.Lenz". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000837187.
- WFO (2025). "Yucca muscipula Ayala-Hern., Ríos-Gómez, E.Solano & García-Mend.". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-1000031171.
- WFO (2025). "Yucca pinicola Zamudio". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-1000001855.
- WFO (2025). "Yucca × schottii Engelm. Zamudio". http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000752221.
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