Biology:Yucca gloriosa var. tristis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Yucca |
| Species: | |
| Variety: | Y. g. var. tristis
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| Trinomial name | |
| Yucca gloriosa var. tristis | |
Yucca gloriosa var. tristis (syn. Yucca recurvifolia, Yucca gloriosa var. recurvifolia),[1] known as curve-leaf yucca,[2] curved-leaved Spanish-dagger[3] or pendulous yucca,[4] is a variety of Yucca gloriosa. It is often grown as an ornamental plant,[5][6] and is native to the southeastern United States, from coastal southeastern Virginia south through Florida and west to Texas .[7] In contrast to Y. gloriosa var. tristis, the leaves of Y. gloriosa var. gloriosa are hard stiff, erect and narrower.[citation needed]
Yucca gloriosa var. tristis is often found in sandy habits like coastal sand dunes and beach scrub along with species of Opuntia.[citation needed] Growing a trunk often 1.2 to 1.8 metres (4 to 6 feet) high, this yucca will often branch and sucker to form colonies in the area it is planted in. Cultivated in the warmer areas of Europe and the parts of Australia . In the United States a popular landscape plant in beach resort areas along the lower East Coast from coastal Maryland to Florida. It (or its cultivar(s)) is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit under the Yucca recurvifolia name.[citation needed]
Notes
- ↑ "Yucca recurvifolia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=291729, retrieved 2012-02-27, search for "Yucca recurvifolia"
- ↑ Yucca recurvifolia at USDA Plants Database Profile
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ "Yucca recurvifolia at NC State University". http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/shrubs/yucca_recurvifolia.html.
- ↑ Wood, John (2006). Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- ↑ "Yucca recurvifolia at University of Arizona". http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Yucca_recurvifolia.html.
- ↑ Irish, Gary & Mary (2000). Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants. ISBN 9780881924428. https://archive.org/details/agavesyuccasrela0000iris.
Further reading
- Fritz Hochstätter, ed (2000). Dehiscent-fruited species in the Southwest and Midwest of the USA, Canada and Baja California. Yucca (Agavaceae). 1. Selbst Verlag. ISBN 3-00-005946-6.
- Fritz Hochstätter, ed (2002). Indehiscent-fruited species in the Southwest, Midwest and East of the USA. Yucca (Agavaceae). 2. Selbst Verlag. ISBN 3-00-009008-8.
- Fritz Hochstätter, ed (2004). Mexico. Yucca (Agavaceae). 3. Selbst Verlag. ISBN 3-00-013124-8.
- Yucca plant care
- Common names of Yucca species
- Yucca I Verbreitungskarte I Fritz Hochstätter
Wikidata ☰ Q2601660 entry
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