| Common Name |
Texas Yucca, Twisted Yucca |
| Latin Name |
Yucca rupicola |
| Native Habitat |
0 to 4,500 feet in south Texas, northern Mexico |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once per moth or none depending on soil |
| Height X Width |
2 feet X 2 feet with 5 foot stalk |
| Protective Mechanism |
Spines |
| Leaves |
Evergreen |
| Garden Suitability |
NA |
| Ornamental Value |
Evergreen, white flowers in late spring to mid-summer |
| Nature Value |
Seeds eaten by many animals, larval plant for butterflies |
| Native American Uses |
Rope, sandals, cloth; flowers eaten as candy, stalk
eaten raw or baked |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Agavaceae/Yucca_rupicola.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=YURU |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/66002/ |
| Images and data |
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/yuccarupic.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/bio406d/images/pics/aga/yucca_rupicola.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.delange.org/YuccaTwistedLeaf/YuccaTwistedLeaf.htm |
| Nursery, images and
data |
http://www.landscapemart.com/lvl.php?pd1=shpid&pd1pid=yucrup&pd2=shlist&pd2ord=y&pd2type=bn&pd2ord=y |
| Seeds |
http://www.b-and-t-world-seeds.com/carth.asp?species=Yucca%20rupicola&sref=438898 |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Yucca+rupicola |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=YURU |
