Yucca flaccida

Family:AGAVACEAE
Species:Yucca flaccida Haw.
Common Name:Weak Leaf Yucca; Flaccid Leaf Yucca
Habitat:Sandy areas of open pine-hardwood forests and old fields
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:**
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:YUFL2
Plant Notes:Weak Leaf Yucca is a native perennial in the Century-Plant family (Agavaceae). It can be found throughout most of Alabama. Weak Leaf Yucca occurs in sandy pine woodlands, on river banks and sand bars, in pastures and abandoned fields, and along roadsides. Plants are cespitose and acaulescent. Offsets are often produced from the roots, forming small clumps. Leaves are sessile with over-lapping bases, lanceolate in outline, widest near the middle, leathery in texture, glabrous, evergreen, and tapering to a spine-like tip. Leaves become reflexed at the middle with age, and have elongated curling fibers along their margins. Flowers are produced in a terminal pubescent panicle. Individual flowers are pendant, and consist of 6 white or greenish-white tepals. The fruit is an erect leathery capsule with many flat, papery, black seed. Weak Leaf Yucca is available from nurseries and can also be grown from offsets. It prefers a well-draining soil in full sun. It is drought tolerant and free of most pests and diseases. Yucca is pollinated by Yucca Moths (Family Prodoxidae), whose larvae feed on developing seed. Weak Leaf Yucca is sometimes treated as a variety of Bear Grass (Yucca filamentosa Linnaeus). Bear Grass differs in having thicker, erect leaves and glabrous inflorescence branches.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyAGAVACEAE - Century-Plant family
Genus Yucca
Species Yucca flaccida Haw. - Weak Leaf Yucca; Flaccid Leaf Yucca

Citation

Citation Yucca flaccida Haworth, Suppl. Pl. Succ. 34. 1819.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: FLORIDA: Gilchrist Co.: 2 mi. W of Ginnie Springs, 19 May 2003, Ward 10736 (neotype: FLAS; isoneotypes: FSU, FTG, GA, MO, NCU, NY, TEX, USF). Neotypified by D.B. Ward, Castanea 71: 82. 2006.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Yucca concava    
Yucca filamentosa var. concava    
Yucca freemanii    
Yucca filamentosa var. flaccida    
Yucca filamentosa var. glaucescens    
Yucca filamentosa var. puberula    
Yucca filamentosa var. puberula    
Yucca filamentosa var. smalliana    
Yucca flaccida var. glaucescens    
Yucca flaccida var. major    
Yucca glaucescens    
Yucca louisianensis    
Yucca orchioides var. major    
Yucca puberula    
Yucca smalliana    

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, St. Clair, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1988 - 2023

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
AMAL00000258 Dallas 25 Jul 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
631
AMAL
Yucca flaccida Haw.
AUA_ACC_51334 Dale 23 Jun 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7519
AUA
Yucca Flaccida Haworth
UWAL0054025 Morgan 28 May 2020 England, J. Kevin
11045
UWAL
Yucca flaccida Haworth
UWAL0032557 Franklin 27 May 2016 England, J. Kevin
6406
UWAL
Yucca flaccida Haworth
AMAL00000004 Calhoun 23 May 1989 Spaulding, Daniel D.
189
AMAL
Yucca flaccida Haw.
UWAL0056370 Fayette 19 Jun 2023 England, Kevin J.
13726
UWAL
Yucca flaccida Haworth
JSU109530 Clarke 24 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14318
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
AMAL00019670 Monroe 01 Mar 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
15
AMAL
Yucca flaccida Haw.
UWAL0019382 Lawrence 26 May 2015 England, J. Kevin
5442
UWAL
Yucca flaccida Haworth
JSU109538 Jackson 03 Jul 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
990
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
UNA00067224 Butler 17 Jun 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17712
UNA
Yucca flaccida Haw.
TROY000046527 Autauga 08 Jun 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
919
TROY
Yucca flaccida Haworth
AUA_ACC_61872 Lee 25 May 1964 Allen, L.R.
AUA
Yucca Flaccida Haworth
TROY000024686 Hale 15 Jun 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11969
TROY
Yucca flaccida Haworth
JSU109526 Cleburne 21 May 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
TROY000009854 Dale 20 Jun 1999 Prazinko, Brian F.
s.n.
TROY
Yucca flaccida Haworth
UNA00062309 Hale 15 Jun 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11969
UNA
Yucca flaccida Haw.
JSU109527 Cleburne 22 Jun 1981 Whetstone, R. David
10788
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
UWAL0053241 Madison 28 Sep 2020 Finzel, Brian
s.n.
UWAL
Yucca flaccida Haw.
JSU109535 Clay 13 Feb 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
3467
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
UWAL0032556 Franklin 27 May 2016 England, J. Kevin
6406
UWAL
Yucca flaccida Haworth
TROY000039311 Montgomery 29 Jun 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25255
TROY
Yucca flaccida Haworth
JSU109531 Calhoun 12 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
419
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
UNA00007963 Bibb 26 Jun 1988 Burckhalter, Robert
1411
UNA
Yucca flaccida Haworth
JSU142842 Jefferson 27 Jul 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
925
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
ALNHS00001762 Dallas 07 Feb 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#887
ALNHS
Yucca flaccida Haw.
AUA_ACC_49471 Henry 7 Jul 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
5159
AUA
Yucca Flaccida Haworth
TROY000009855 Pike 06 Jul 1996 Holmes, Jeanese
216
TROY
Yucca flaccida Haworth
TROY000037931 Coosa 30 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24175
TROY
Yucca flaccida Haworth
AMAL00013594 Macon 17 Jun 1986 Crockett, Veronica
16
AMAL
Yucca flaccida Haw.
AUA_ACC_34126 Bibb 24 May 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1443
AUA
Yucca Flaccida Haworth
UWAL0053935 Greene 20 Jun 2014 Keener, Brian R.
8490
UWAL
Yucca flaccida Haworth
UWAL0046940 Autauga 08 Jun 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
919
UWAL
Yucca flaccida Haworth
AMAL00000005 Madison 09 Oct 1997 Threlkeld, Steven J.
1204
AMAL
Yucca flaccida Haw.
JSU109537 Etowah 04 Jun 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
1776
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
ALNHS00000777 Dallas 25 Jul 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-631
ALNHS
Yucca flaccida Haw.
UWAL0016448 Montgomery 29 Jun 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25255
UWAL
Yucca flaccida Haworth
AUA000040129 Clarke 10 Jun 2014 Horne, Howard E.
SWS276
AUA
Yucca Flaccida Haworth
AUA_ACC_22037 Macon 27 May 1970 Davidson, John
150
AUA
Yucca Flaccida Haworth
AUA_ACC_32861 Macon 25 May 1976 Sessler, Ann H.
077
AUA
Yucca Flaccida Haworth
TROY000024828 Crenshaw 15 Jun 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19421
TROY
Yucca flaccida Haworth
JSU109532 Calhoun 12 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
419
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
UNA00007911 Tuscaloosa 26 May 1977 Cox, Cathy
48
UNA
Yucca flaccida Haw.
AUA_ACC_43957 Conecuh 28 Jun 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1009
AUA
Yucca Flaccida Haworth
AMAL00000003 Blount 06 Jun 1998 Keener, Brian R.
900
AMAL
Yucca flaccida Haw.
ALNHS00006946 Dallas 25 Jun 2020 Barger, T. Wayne
PL#271
ALNHS
Yucca flaccida Haw.
UWAL0014657 Coosa 30 May 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24175
UWAL
Yucca flaccida Haworth
UWAL0036136 St. Clair 31 May 2015 Keener, Brian R.
8935
UWAL
Yucca flaccida Haworth
ALNHS00007631 Tallapoosa 21 JUN 2019 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#4608
ALNHS
Yucca flaccida Haw.
AUA_ACC_69622 Covington 20 Jun 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3316
AUA
Yucca Flaccida Haworth
UNA00070483 Monroe 01 Mar 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
RH-15
UNA
Yucca flaccida Haw.
TROY000043975 Lawrence 26 May 2015 England, J. Kevin
5442
TROY
Yucca flaccida Haworth
JSU109533 Calhoun 12 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
419
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
UWAL0056191 Lawrence 04 Jun 2020 England, Kevin J.
11085
UWAL
Yucca flaccida Haworth
JSU109528 Jefferson 27 Jul 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
925
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
TROY000009853 Dale 28 Jul 2000 Pennington, Tiffany
951
TROY
Yucca flaccida Haworth
UNA00062308 Hale 15 Jun 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11969
UNA
Yucca flaccida Haw.
JSU109536 Marshall 12 Jun 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2026
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
TROY000046825 Lowndes 22 Jul 2009 Schotz, Alfred
2145
TROY
Yucca flaccida Haworth
UWAL0037391 Bullock 14 Jun 2016 Soehren, Eric C.
308
UWAL
Yucca flaccida Haw.
AMAL00008208 Hale 15 Jun 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11969
AMAL
Yucca flaccida Haw.
UNA00056352 Coffee 02 Jan 1999 MacDonald, John R.
12510
UNA
Yucca flaccida Haw.
AUA_ACC_10173 Lee 10 May 1962 Swingle, W.E.
AUA
Yucca Flaccida Haworth
JSU109525 Jackson 05 Aug 1975 Whetstone, R. David
5748
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
UWAL0056217 Morgan 13 Jun 2020 England, Kevin J.
11116
UWAL
Yucca flaccida Haworth
JSU109529 Clarke 24 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14318
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
AMAL00019360 Calhoun 16 May 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
3847
AMAL
Yucca flaccida Haw.
AUA_ACC_12616 Chambers 26 May 1967 Golden, Michael
183
AUA
Yucca Flaccida Haworth
AUA000042524 Covington 16 Jun 2011 Pancake, Jr., Dale C.
S.N.
AUA
Yucca Flaccida Haworth
TROY000024827 Conecuh 29 Jun 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19481
TROY
Yucca flaccida Haworth
JSU109534 Calhoun 12 May 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
419
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
UNA00007996 Tuscaloosa 23 May 1974 Cunningham, Alan
s.n.
UNA
Yucca flaccida Haw.
JSU142843 Jefferson 27 Jul 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
925
JSU
Yucca flaccida Haworth
AUA_ACC_44732 Conecuh 28 Jun 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2586
AUA
Yucca Flaccida Haworth
AUA_ACC_52 Chambers 18 May 1957 Bpm
AUA
Yucca Flaccida Haworth
TROY000009852 Butler 17 Jun 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17712
TROY
Yucca flaccida Haworth
ALNHS00003345 Houston 16 Jun 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
DTP-115
ALNHS
Yucca flaccida Haw.
UNA00055663 Blount 06 Jun 1998 Keener, Brian R.
900
UNA
Yucca flaccida Haw.
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