genus
Yuccas
Yucca
Field notes
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- Joshua Trees 2 native
- Mojave Yucca native
- Soaptree Yucca native
- Common Yucca native
- Banana Yucca native
- Great Plains Yucca native
- Spineless Yucca introduced
- Twisted-leaf Yucca native
- Moundlily Yucca native
- Spanish Dagger present
- Aloe Yucca native
- Buckley's Yucca present
- Torrey's Yucca native
- Narrowleaf Yucca native
- Arkansas Yucca native
- Tree Yucca present
- Pale Yucca native
- Weak-leaf Yucca native
- Plains Yucca native
- Dwarf Yucca native
- Gulf Coast Yucca native
- Mountain Yucca present
- Schott's Yucca present
- Giant Spanish-dagger present
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Plant type
- Perennial Shrub Tree Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native yuccas All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
caterpillars
9
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
9
shelter
1
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Common Yucca
Yucca filamentosa
caterpillars
8
food
2
flowers
2
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Aloe Yucca
Yucca aloifolia
caterpillars
8
food
2
flowers
2
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Great Plains Yucca
Yucca glauca
caterpillars
8
food
1
flowers
2
-
Weak-leaf Yucca
Yucca flaccida
caterpillars
8
flowers
2
-
Narrowleaf Yucca
Yucca angustissima
caterpillars
7
food
2
flowers
2
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Torrey's Yucca
Yucca torreyi
caterpillars
7
food
1
flowers
2
-
Navajo Yucca
Yucca baileyi
caterpillars
7
food
1
flowers
2
-
Arkansas Yucca
Yucca arkansana
caterpillars
7
flowers
2
-
Gulf Coast Yucca
Yucca louisianensis
caterpillars
7
flowers
2
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Soaptree Yucca
Yucca elata
caterpillars
6
food
4
flowers
2
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Twisted-leaf Yucca
Yucca rupicola
caterpillars
6
flowers
2
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Pale Yucca
Yucca pallida
caterpillars
6
flowers
2
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Glen Rose Yucca
Yucca necopina
caterpillars
6
flowers
2
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San Angelo Yucca
Yucca reverchonii
caterpillars
6
flowers
2