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Yucca glauca (syn. Yucca angustifolia) is a species of perennial evergreen plant, adapted to xeric (dry) growth conditions. It is also known as small soapweed, [3] soapweed yucca, Spanish bayonet, [4] and Great Plains yucca. Yucca glauca forms colonies of rosettes. Leaves are long and narrow, up to 60 cm long but rarely more than 12 mm across.
Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. [2] Its 40–50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers.
Soapweed or soap weed can refer to: Soapweed, California; Plants: ... Yucca elata; Yucca glauca; See also. Soapberry; Soapbush This page was last edited on 4 ...
Small soapweed yucca, Yucca glauca; Further reading. Rydberg, Per Axel (1900). Catalogue of the flora of Montana and the Yellowstone National Park (PDF). New York ...
Yucca elata is a perennial plant, with common names that include soaptree, soaptree yucca, soapweed, and palmella. [3] [4] It is native to southwestern North America, in the Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert in the United States (western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona), southern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora, Nuevo León).
This plant has many common names, [2] including common soapwort, [3] bouncing-bet, [3] crow soap, [2] wild sweet William, [2] and soapweed. [4] There are about 20 species of soapworts altogether. The scientific name Saponaria is derived from the Latin sapo (stem sapon- ) meaning "soap", which, like its common name, refers to its utility in ...
Yucca filamentosa — common yucca; Yucca glauca — small soapweed yucca; Alismataceae. Alisma gramineum — narrowleaf water-plantain;
Yucca glauca (small soapweed), seed pods boiled and used for food. [76] Leaves are made into brushes & used for decorating pottery, ceremonial masks, altars and other objects. [34] Leaves are also soaked in water to soften them and made into rope by knotting them together. [77] Dried leaves are split, plaited and made into water-carrying head ...