Asparagaceae
Twistleaf yucca
Yucca pallida
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Yucca
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- يكة شاحبة, يوكا شاحبة
- arz
- يكه شاحبه
- English
- Twistleaf yucca
- Persian
- یوکای رنگپریده
Synonyms
- Yucca pallida var. edentata (Trel.) Cory
- Yucca rupicola var. edentata Trel.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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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.