Asparagaceae
Moundlily yucca
Yucca gloriosa
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Yucca
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Common names
By language (20)
- Arabic
- يكة مجيدة, يوكا
- arz
- يكه مجيده
- Asturian
- Yuca gloriosa
- Azerbaijani
- Şərəfli yukka
- Basque
- Juka
- Cantonese
- 鳳尾蘭
- Chinese
- 凤尾丝兰, 美國波羅花, 凤尾兰
- Czech
- Juka nádherná
- English
- Moundlily yucca, Adam's needle, Glorious yucca, Lord's candlestick, Mound lily, Palm lily, Roman candle, Sea Islands yucca
- French
- Yucca
- German
- Kerzen-Palmlilie
- hsb
- Palmowc, Hadamowe šidleško
- Japanese
- アツバキミガヨラン
- Korean
- 유카
- nv
- Tsáʼásziʼ nteelí
- Russian
- Юкка славная
- Swedish
- Palmlilja
- Tamil
- யூக்கா குளோரியோசா
- Tongan
- Heletui fakasepeni
- Turkish
- Avizeağacı
Synonyms
- Yucca ensifolia Groenl.
- Yucca flexilis f. ensifolia (Groenl.) Baker
- Yucca flexilis var. ensifolia (Groenl.) Baker
- Yucca gloriosa f. genuina Engelm.
- Yucca gloriosa f. obliqua (Haw.) Baker
- Yucca gloriosa var. acuminata (Sweet) Carrière
- Yucca gloriosa var. acuminata (Sweet) Baker
- Yucca gloriosa var. ellacombei (Baker) Baker
- Yucca gloriosa var. glaucescens Carrière
- Yucca gloriosa var. longifolia Carrière
- Yucca gloriosa var. maculata Carrière
- Yucca gloriosa var. mediopicta Carrière
- Yucca gloriosa var. mediostriata Planch.
- Yucca gloriosa var. minor Carrière
- Yucca gloriosa var. mollis Carrière
- Yucca gloriosa var. nobilis Carrière
- Yucca gloriosa var. obliqua (Haw.) Baker
- Yucca gloriosa var. plicata Carrière
- Yucca gloriosa var. pruinosa (Baker) Baker
- Yucca gloriosa var. robusta Carrière
- Yucca gloriosa var. superba Baker
- Yucca gloriosa var. tortulata (Baker) Baker
- Yucca superba Haw.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to July, September to December (from 176 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Francesco Santoro, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Arnim Littek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hanka Sokolová, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: steve b, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.