Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with one or more reported human-use categories. The record is an index entry, not a recommendation or assurance of safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsparagaceae
GenusYucca
Scientific name with authorshipYucca flaccida Haw.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Yucca arkansana subsp. freemanii (Shinners) HochstätterYucca arkansana subsp. louisianensis (Trel.) HochstätterYucca concava Haw.Yucca concava var. longifolia B.S.WilliamsYucca exigua BakerYucca filamentosa RiddellYucca filamentosa f. concava (Haw.) VossYucca filamentosa f. flaccida (Haw.) VossYucca filamentosa f. glaucescens (Haw.) VossYucca filamentosa f. orchioides (Carrière) Asch. & Graebn.Yucca filamentosa f. orchioides (Carrière) VossYucca filamentosa f. puberula (Haw.) VossYucca filamentosa subsp. angustifolia Engelm.Yucca filamentosa subsp. concava (Haw.) HochstätterYucca filamentosa subsp. meldensis LescuyerYucca filamentosa subsp. smalliana (Fernald) HochstätterYucca filamentosa var. antwerpensis BakerYucca filamentosa var. concava (Haw.) BakerYucca filamentosa var. concava (Haw.) Rob.Yucca filamentosa var. flaccida (Haw.) Engelm.Yucca filamentosa var. glaucescens (Haw.) BakerYucca filamentosa var. grandiflora BakerYucca filamentosa var. orchioides (Carrière) BakerYucca filamentosa var. puberula (Haw.) BakerYucca filamentosa var. smalliana (Fernald) H.E.AhlesYucca flaccida f. exigua (Baker) Trel.Yucca flaccida f. integra Trel.Yucca flaccida f. lineata Trel.Yucca flaccida f. orchioides (Carrière) Trel.Yucca flaccida var. exigua (Baker) Trel.Yucca flaccida var. glaucescens (Haw.) Trel.Yucca flaccida var. grandiflora (Baker) Trel.Yucca flaccida var. lineata Trel.Yucca flaccida var. major (Baker) RehderYucca flaccida var. orchioides (Carrière) Trel.Yucca flaccida var. smalliana (Fernald) D.B.WardYucca freemanii ShinnersYucca glaucescens Haw.Yucca louisianensis Trel.Yucca meldensis (Lescuyer) Van HoutteYucca meldensis (Lescuyer) Van Houtte ex EllacombeYucca orchioides CarrièreYucca orchioides var. major BakerYucca puberula Haw.Yucca smalliana Fernald
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier543694-1
Use codesEU
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
USDA GRIN
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