| Yucca arkansana | |
|---|---|
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Yucca |
| Species: | Y. arkansana |
| Binomial name | |
| Yucca arkansana Trel. | |
| Synonyms | |
Yucca arkansana, the Arkansas yucca, is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas. It generally grows in gravelly, sunlit locations such as rocky outcrops, prairies, etc. It is not considered to be threatened.
Yucca arkansana is one of the smaller members of the genus Yucca, acaulescent or with a stem no more than 76 cm tall. Flowers are greenish-white, borne on a flowering stalk up to 180 cm (72 inches) tall.
A number of yucca moths lay their eggs upon Y. arkansana as a host plant, an example being Tegeticula intermedia.
References
- ^ Clary, K.; Puente, R.; Hodgson, W.; Salywon, A. (2020). "Yucca arkansana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117423046A117469937. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T117423046A117469937.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Tropicos
- ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 436.
- William Trelease. Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 13: 63–64. 1892.
- Biota of North America Project
- Benny's Kaktus
- McKelvey, S. D. 1938–1947. Yuccas of the Southwestern United States. 2 vols. Jamaica Plain
- Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
- "Tegeticula intermedia". tolweb.org. Retrieved 2017-11-16.
