PLANTS Profile for Yucca thompsoniana (Thompson's yucca)

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Yucca thompsoniana Trel.
Thompson's yucca

Symbol:

YUTH

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Agavaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Yucca rostrata

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Strybing Arboretum. October 1, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Yucca thompsoniana Trel.

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Synonyms:
Yucca thompsoniana Trel.

	YURO	Yucca rostrata Engelm. ex Trel.
	YUROL	Yucca rostrata Engelm. ex Trel. var. linearis Trel.

Distribution:
Yucca thompsoniana Trel.


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USA (TX)

Related Taxa:
Yucca thompsoniana Trel.

View 10 genera in Agavaceae, 30 species in Yucca

Classification:
Yucca thompsoniana Trel.

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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 thompsoniana Trel. – Thompson's yucca

More Accounts and Images:
Yucca thompsoniana Trel.

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 43153.

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

Time Generated: 05/20/2013 05:14 PM CDT