Yucca brevifolia
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 brevifolia
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1871
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Yucca brevifolia. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
13 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cleistoyucca arborescensName author: (Torr.) Eastw.
- Clistoyucca arborescensName author: (Torr.) Trel.
- Clistoyucca brevifoliaName author: (Engelm.) Rydb.
- Sarcoyucca brevifoliaName author: (Engelm.) Linding.
- Yucca arborescensName author: (Torr.) Trel.
- Yucca brevifolia f. herbertiiName author: J.M.Webber
- Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertiiName author: (J.M.Webber) Hochstätter
- Yucca brevifolia subsp. jaegerianaName author: (McKelvey) Hochstätter
- Yucca brevifolia var. brevifoliaName author: Not supplied
- Yucca brevifolia var. herbertiiName author: (J.M.Webber) Munz
- Yucca brevifolia var. jaegerianaName author: McKelvey
- Yucca draconis var. arborescensName author: Torr.
- Yucca jaegerianaName author: (McKelvey) L.W.Lenz
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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