Mazhar Botanic Garden

Yucca aloifolia L.

Spanish bayonet Aloe Yucca

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001023
Common name: Spanish bayonet, Aloe Yucca
English name: Dagger plant
Arabic name: يوكا ابرة آدم
Native: Southern USA, Caribbean Islands, Mexico
Country: United States
(PGR): Common

erect slender stemmed, 1-6 m tall,  7-125 cm in diameter, leaves thick and stiff 60 cm long, with tiny, sharp serrations on the margin and a very sharp tip flowers bell-shaped appearing in the center of the plant fruit dark green 4-5 cm long purplish to black on the inside

Occurs in coastal areas, especially on sand dunes. Ornamental. Medicinal.

Yucca tenuifolia Haw, Yucca tricolor Baker

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Texture: Adaptable
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Coastal area
Salinity: High
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Zone: 8 : 11
pH range: 6.0-7.5
Status: Data deficient
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Succulent
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Other
Plant Uses: Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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