Yucca filamentosa
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Photo Courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Yucca filamentosa |
| Common name: | yucca; Adam's needle |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Agavaceae |
| Growth type: | subshrub shrub forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native to southeastern U.S. |
| Plant height: | 2-3'; with inforescence, up to 12' |
| Foliage: | evergreen, basal, with long "filaments" that peel back on younger leaves |
| Flowers: | white, on a spike; usually several dozen on the inflorescence; app. 2" long |
| Flowering time: | July |
| Habitat: | dry, sandy or rocky habitats, fields, road shoulders |
| Range in New Jersey: | throughout southern New Jersey and much of northern New Jersey |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc. | This plant is actually more closely related to the lily family than the palm family. It is drought and salt spray tolerant. |