Yucca filamentosa
A species in the Asparagaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Yucca
- Species
- Yucca filamentosa
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Yucca filamentosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
14 synonyms in this snapshot
- Yucca filamentosa f. genuinaName author: Engelm.
- Yucca filamentosa var. bracteataName author: Engelm.
- Yucca filamentosa var. elmensisName author: Sprenger
- Yucca filamentosa var. filamentosaName author: Not supplied
- Yucca filamentosa var. laevigataName author: Engelm.
- Yucca filamentosa var. latifoliaName author: Engelm.
- Yucca filamentosa var. maximaName author: Carrière
- Yucca filamentosa var. mediaName author: Carrière
- Yucca filamentosa var. mexicanaName author: S.Schauer
- Yucca filamentosa var. nobilisName author: Sprenger
- Yucca filamentosa var. patensName author: Carrière
- Yucca filamentosa var. ramosaName author: Carrière
- Yucca filamentosa var. recurvifoliaName author: Alph.Wood
- Yucca filamentosa var. variegataName author: Carrière
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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