PLANTS Profile for Yucca pallida (twistleaf yucca)

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PLANTS Profile

Yucca pallida McKelvey
twistleaf yucca

Symbol:

YUPA

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Agavaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Subshrub
Shrub
Forb/herb

L48

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Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. Usage Requirements.

More Information:

Images:
Yucca pallida McKelvey

Synonyms:
Yucca pallida McKelvey

YURU2

Yucca rupicola Trel.

Distribution:
Yucca pallida McKelvey


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USA (TX)

Related Taxa:
Yucca pallida McKelvey

View 10 genera in Agavaceae, 30 species in Yucca

Classification:
Yucca pallida McKelvey

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Agavaceae – Century-plant family
Genus	Yucca L. – yucca
Species	Yucca pallida McKelvey – twistleaf yucca

More Accounts and Images:
Yucca pallida McKelvey

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43147.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 01:03 PM CDT