Yucca
Yucca · also Adam's needle, Spanish-bayonet
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Yucca is a genus of North American plants, ranging from shrubs to tree-like giants like the Joshua tree, recognized by their rosettes of sharp-pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers. Adapted as xerophytes, they thrive in dry conditions and are important keystone species in North American desert ecosystems, providing shelter and habitat for wildlife, and forming a mutualistic relationship with the yucca moth.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 300.01%—8.0 in
- 200.01%—3.8 in
- 170.01%—8.0 in
- 50.00%—3.1 in
- 40.00%—2.3 in
- 20.00%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Multi-trunk
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Mature height
- 10–40 ft
- Canopy spread
- 5–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Low
- Drought tolerance
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.8 in, mean 6.4 in, 90th percentile 17 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests
- Bermuda subtropical conifer forests
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
- Mojave desert
Other Yucca in the catalogue
5 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
