List of Yucca species
This is a list of the species in the genus Yucca. They are commonly called yuccas in English, but are also called Adam's needle or Spanish-bayonet.[1][2]
As of 2025 Plants of the World Online (POWO) and World Flora Online both list 50 valid species.[3][4] In addition, POWO lists three other species, Yucca jaegeriana (McKelvey) L.W.Lenz, Yucca muscipula Ayala-Hern., Ríos-Gómez, E.Solano & García-Mend., and Yucca pinicola Zamudio,[3] that WFO lists as unchecked or as a synonym of another species.[5][6][7] There are also two natural hybrids, Yucca × schottii, which was formerly listed as a species under various names, and Yucca × quinnarjenii.[8][9]
Species list
| Plant | Flowers | Species name | Year[10] | Range[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yucca aloifolia L. | 1753 | Southeastern US, Central and Southeastern Mexico | ||
| Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. | 1902 | Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, & Utah | ||
| Yucca arkansana Trel. | 1902 | Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, & Texas | ||
| Yucca baccata Torr. | 1859 | Southwestern US & Northern Mexico | ||
| Yucca baileyi Wooton & Standl. | 1913 | Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, & Utah | ||
| Yucca brevifolia Engelm. | 1871 | Baja California Norte, western Arizona, southeastern California, southern Nevada, Sonora, & southwest Utah | ||
| Yucca campestris McKelvey | 1947 | New Mexico & Texas | ||
| Yucca capensis L.W.Lenz | 1998 | Baja California Sur | ||
| Yucca carnerosana (Trel.) McKelvey | 1938 | Northeastern Mexico | ||
| Yucca cernua E.L.Keith | 2003 | Texas | ||
| Yucca coahuilensis Matuda & I.Piña | 1980 | Coahuila | ||
| Yucca constricta Buckley | 1862[11] | Texas | ||
| Yucca decipiens Trel. | 1907 | Northeastern and southwestern Mexico | ||
| Yucca declinata Laferr. | 1995 | Sonora | ||
| Yucca desmetiana Baker | 1870 | Chihuahua | ||
| Yucca elata (Engelm.) Engelm. | 1882 | Southwestern US & northern Mexico | ||
| Yucca endlichiana Trel. | 1907 | Coahuila & Nuevo León | ||
| Yucca faxoniana (Trel.) Sarg. | 1905 | Chihuahua, Coahuila, New Mexico, & Texas | ||
| Yucca feeanoukiae Hochstätter | 2013 | Utah | ||
| Yucca filamentosa L. | 1753 | Eastern United States | ||
| Yucca filifera Chabaud | 1876[12] | Northeastern, central, & southwestern Mexico | ||
| Yucca flaccida Haw. | 1819 | Eastern US & Ontario | ||
| Yucca gigantea Lem. | 1859 | Central America & southern Mexico[13] | ||
| Yucca glauca Nutt. | 1813 | Central United States & Alberta | ||
| Yucca gloriosa L. | 1753 | Southeastern United States | ||
| Yucca grandiflora Gentry | 1957 | Chihuahua, Sonora | ||
| Yucca harrimaniae Trel. | 1902 | Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, & Utah | ||
| Yucca intermedia McKelvey | 1947 | Central New Mexico | ||
| Yucca jaliscensis (Trel.) Trel. | 1920 | Northeastern and southwestern Mexico | ||
| Yucca lacandonica Gómez Pompa & J.Valdés | 1962 | Campeche, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Tabasco, & Veracruz | ||
| Yucca linearifolia Clary | 1995 | Coahuila & Nuevo León | ||
| Yucca luminosa M.H.J.van der Meer | Northeastern Mexico[14] | |||
| Yucca madrensis Gentry | 1972 | Sonora & Chihuahua | ||
| Yucca mixtecana García-Mend. | 1998 | Oaxaca & Puebla | ||
| Yucca necopina Shinners | 1958 | Texas | ||
| Yucca neomexicana Wooton & Standl. | 1913 | Colorado, New Mexico, & Oklahoma | ||
| Yucca pallida McKelvey | 1947 | Texas | ||
| Yucca periculosa Baker | 1870 | Oaxaca, Puebla, Tlaxcala, & Veracruz | ||
| Yucca potosina Rzed. | 1955 | San Luis Potosí & Tamaulipas | ||
| Yucca queretaroensis Piña Luján | 1989 | Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Querétaro, & San Luis Potosí | ||
| Yucca × quinnarjenii Hochstätter | 2021 | New Mexico | ||
| Yucca reverchonii Trel. | 1911 | Coahuila & Texas | ||
| Yucca rostrata Engelm. ex Trel. | 1902 | Chihuahua, Coahuila, & Texas[15] | ||
| Yucca rupicola Scheele | 1850 | Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, & Texas | ||
| Yucca schidigera Roezl ex Ortgies | 1871 | Baja California Norte, Arizona, California, Nevada, Sonora, & Utah | ||
| Yucca × schottii Engelm. | 1873 | Arizona, Chihuahua, New Mexico, Nuevo León, Sonora | ||
| Yucca sterilis (Neese & S.L.Welsh) S.L.Welsh & L.C.Higgins | 2008 | Northeast Utah | ||
| Yucca tenuistyla Trel. | 1902 | Texas | ||
| Yucca thompsoniana Trel. | 1911 | Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, & Texas | ||
| Yucca treculiana Carrière | 1858 | Northeastern Mexico, New Mexico, & Texas[16] | ||
| Yucca utahensis McKelvey | 1947 | Northwestern Arizona, southeastern Nevada, & southwestern Utah | ||
| Yucca valida Brandegee | 1889 | Baja California Norte & Baja California Sur |
References
- ^ OED 2025.
- ^ Hess & Robbins 2020.
- ^ a b POWO 2025a.
- ^ WFO 2025a.
- ^ WFO 2025b.
- ^ WFO 2025c.
- ^ WFO 2025d.
- ^ WFO 2025e.
- ^ POWO 2025f.
- ^ a b Hassler 2025.
- ^ POWO 2025b.
- ^ POWO 2025c.
- ^ POWO 2025d.
- ^ POWO 2025e.
- ^ POWO 2025g.
- ^ POWO 2025h.
Web sources
- Hassler, Michael (13 February 2025). "Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.02". World Plants. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- Hess, William J.; Robbins, R. Laurie (30 July 2020) [In print 2002]. "Yucca". Flora of North America. p. 423. ISBN 978-0-19-515208-1. OCLC 65199362. Archived from the original on 15 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- OED. "Yucca, N.". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/OED/5006883936. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- POWO (2025). "Yucca L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- POWO (2025). "Yucca constricta Buckley". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- POWO (2025). "Yucca filifera Chabaud". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- POWO (2025). "Yucca gigantea Lem". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- POWO (2025). "Yucca luminosa M.H.J.van der Meer". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- POWO (2025). "Yucca × quinnarjenii Hochstätter". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- POWO (2025). "Yucca rostrata Engelm. ex Trel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- POWO (2025). "Yucca treculiana Carrière". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- WFO (2025). "Yucca L." World Flora Online. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- WFO (2025). "Yucca jaegeriana (McKelvey) L.W.Lenz". World Flora Online. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- WFO (2025). "Yucca muscipula Ayala-Hern., Ríos-Gómez, E.Solano & García-Mend". World Flora Online. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- WFO (2025). "Yucca pinicola Zamudio". World Flora Online. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- WFO (2025). "Yucca × schottii Engelm. Zamudio". World Flora Online. Retrieved 24 April 2025.