Yucca arkansana

Yucca arkansana, the Arkansas yucca,[2] is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.[3][4] It generally grows in gravelly, sunlit locations such as rocky outcrops, prairies, etc.[2]

Yucca arkansana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Yucca
Species:
Y. arkansana
Binomial name
Yucca arkansana
Synonyms[1]
  • Yucca angustifolia var. mollis Engelm.
  • Yucca mollis (Engelm.) Cocker.
  • Yucca glauca var. mollis (Engelm.) Brann. & Cov.
  • Yucca arkansana var. paniculata McKelvey

Yucca arkansana is one of the smaller members of the genus Yucca, acaulescent or with a stem no more than 15 cm tall. Flowers are greenish-white, borne on a flowering stalk up to 80 cm (30 inches) tall.[5][6][7]

A number of yucca moths lay their eggs upon Y. arkansana as a host plant, an example being Tegeticula intermedia.[8]

References
  1. Tropicos
  2. Flora of North America v 26 p 436.
  3. William Trelease. Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 13: 63–64. 1892.
  4. Biota of North America Project
  5. Benny's Kaktus
  6. McKelvey, S. D. 1938–1947. Yuccas of the Southwestern United States. 2 vols. Jamaica Plain
  7. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
  8. "Tegeticula intermedia". tolweb.org. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
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