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Asparagaceae

Spanish bayonet

Yucca harrimaniae Trel.

Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Yucca

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Spanish bayonet: Yucca harrimaniae
Photo: Rebou, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
哈里曼丝兰
English
Spanish bayonet, Narrow-leaf yucca
German
Zwerg-Palmlilie

Synonyms

  • Yucca gilbertiana (Trel.) Rydb.
  • Yucca harrimaniae subsp. gilbertiana (Trel.) Hochstätter
  • Yucca harrimaniae var. gilbertiana Trel.
  • Yucca nana Hochstätter

Characteristics

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

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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.