Common name
English: Spanish Dagger
German: Kerzen-Palmlilie
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Liliales (111)
Family: Agavaceae (5)(family description)
Genus: Yucca (2)
Epithet: gloriosa L. (1)
Synonyms: Yucca acuminata Sweet, Yucca acutifolia Truff.
acuminata => long pointed
acutifolia => with pointed leaves
gloriosa => glorious, noble, splendid
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub, tree
Flower colour: white
External links
Check for Yucca gloriosa at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [732] Yucca gloriosa - Plants For A Future database