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Asparagaceae

Narrowleaf yucca

Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel.

Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Yucca

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Narrowleaf yucca: Yucca angustissima
Photo: Rebou, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Narrowleaf yucca

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.