AgavaceaeW/C = Wild Collected |
Yucca glauca Nutt. ex J. Fraser
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- Common Name: Soapweed, Soapwell
- Family: Agavaceae Endl.
- Country of Origin: Central N. America - Iowa to Texas and N. Dakota.
- Habitat: Dry plains and sandy hills
- Description: Yucca are nyctitropic, the flowers change when the sun sets. Nodding during daylight hours, the flowers turn upward after dark and most emit a fragrance. Yucca moths mate in a flower, often remaining through the following day.
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Accession Data:- Accession # 198800116
- Source: Denver Botanical Gardens
- Accession Date: 12-31-1988
- Bench: 2209 - XER:Mohave/Great Basin
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-08-2009
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
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- Family: Agavaceae
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References:Plants For A Future Website
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