Yucca rupicola
(Texas Yucca)
Yucca rupicola, Wild Basin Preserve, Austin, Travis Co. 5486
Yucca rupicola, Wild Basin Preserve, Austin, Travis Co. 5441
Yucca rupicola, Wild Basin Preserve, Austin, Travis Co. 5483
Yucca rupicola, Wild Basin Preserve, Austin, Travis Co. 5456
Yucca rupicola, Wildflower Center, Austin, Travis Co. 4221
| Scientific Name | Yucca rupicola | USDA PLANTS Symbol | YURU |
| Common Name | Texas Yucca, Twisted-leaf Yucca | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 565606 |
| Family | Asparagaceae (Asparagus) formerly Agavaceae | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Limestone ledges and rocky soils in open woods, dense brushlands and grassy prairies. Plant: One or colonies of plants with a rosette of leaves hugging the ground. Leaves: Green twisted, weak, hairless leaves 1 to 2 feet long and 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches wide with tiny reddish-brown to yellow teeth along the edges. Inflorescence: In bloom, the scape (stalk) is 2 to 5 feet long with many hanging white or greenish-white bell-shaped flowers 1-1/2 to 2 inches long grouped in a panicle 1 to 3 feet tall with 8 to 16 branchlets. Bloom Period: April to June. Fruit: Capsule 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches long, 3/4 to 1-1/4 inches across, ellipsoidal to cylindrical; beak flares and twists when dry. References: "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist and "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
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Texas Status: Native- Endemic to Edwards Plateau |
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