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Yucca  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 43116

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): yucca [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2010   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderAsparagales   
                            FamilyAsparagaceae   
                               GenusYucca L. – yucca  
    Direct Children:  
                                  Species Yucca aloifolia L. – aloe yucca, Izote Kukil 
                                  Species Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. – narrowleaf yucca 
                                  Species Yucca arkansana Trel. – Arkansas yucca 
                                  Species Yucca baccata Torr. – Izote de dátil, datil yucca, banana yucca 
                                  Species Yucca baileyi Wooton & Standl. – Navajo yucca 
                                  Species Yucca brevifolia Engelm. – Izote de desierto, Joshua tree 
                                  Species Yucca campestris McKelvey – plains yucca 
                                  Species Yucca cernua E.L. Keith  
                                  Species Yucca constricta Buckley – buckley yucca, Buckley's yucca 
                                  Species Yucca elata Engelm. – Izote forrajero, soaptree yucca 
                                  Species Yucca faxoniana Sarg. – fleshy yucca, Eve's needle 
                                  Species Yucca filamentosa L. – Adam's needle 
                                  Species Yucca flaccida Haw. – weak-leaf yucca 
                                  Species Yucca gigantea Lem.  
                                  Species Yucca glauca Nutt. – beargrass, Great Plains yucca, Spanish bayonet, yucca, small soapweed, soapweed yucca 
                                  Species Yucca gloriosa L. – moundlily yucca 
                                  Species Yucca harrimaniae Trel. – Spanish-bayonet, Spanish bayonet 
                                  Species Yucca intermedia McKelvey – intermediate yucca 
                                  Species Yucca X karlsruhensis Graebn. – Karlsruh yucca 
                                  Species Yucca louisianensis Trel. – Louisiana yucca, Gulf Coast yucca 
                                  Species Yucca madrensis Gentry  
                                  Species Yucca necopina Shinners – Brazos River yucca 
                                  Species Yucca neomexicana Wooton & Standl. – New Mexico Spanish bayonet 
                                  Species Yucca pallida McKelvey – pale yucca, twistleaf yucca 
                                  Species Yucca reverchonii Trel. – plateau yucca, San Angelo yucca 
                                  Species Yucca rostrata Engelm. ex Trel. – Izote Kikapú, beaked yucca 
                                  Species Yucca rupicola Scheele – twistedleaf yucca, Texas yucca 
                                  Species Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies – Mojave yucca, Izote de Ensenada, Spanish dagger 
                                  Species Yucca X schottii Engelm. (pro. sp.) – Schott's yucca 
                                  Species Yucca tenuistyla Trel. – whiterim yucca 
                                  Species Yucca thompsoniana Trel. – Izote cenizo, beaked yucca, Thompson's yucca 
                                  Species Yucca treculeana Carrière – Izote de Chocha, trecul yucca, Don Quixote's lace 
                                  Species Yucca utahensis McKelvey – Utah yucca 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Wendy C. Hodgson  
  Notes: Research Botanist, Curator of the Herbarium, 1201 N. Galvin Parkway, Phoenix, Arizona, 85008, USA   
  Reference for: Yucca    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Liliaceae s.l. of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Yucca   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Yucca   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Yucca   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Yucca   
       
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