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  8. Great Plains Yucca

species 14,733 observations

Great Plains Yucca

Yucca glauca

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

11 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Strecker's Giant-Skipper, Yucca Giant-skipper, Eastern Yucca Moth, Five-spotted Bogus Yucca Moth 8
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Tablelands Sun-Singer 1
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Convergent Lady Beetle, Odorous House Ant 2

Children

  • Beargrass
  • Small Soapweed Yucca

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry Well drained
Water use
Low
Soil
Rocky Loam
Soil pH
Acid Neutral Alkaline
Drought tolerant
Yes
Deer resistant
Yes
Resists
Dry soil
Habit
Erect
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Herbaceous perennial Succulent

From NC State Extension, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and USDA PLANTS.

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