Texas Wildbuds
Yucca constricta
(Buckley's Yucca)
Yucca constricta, South Llano State Park, Kimble Co. 7378
Yucca constricta, South Llano State Park, Kimble Co. 7385
Yucca constricta, South Llano State Park, Kimble Co. 7390
Yucca constricta, South Llano State Park, Kimble Co. 7394
Yucca constricta, South Llano State Park, Kimble Co. 7392
Yucca constricta, South Llano State Park, Kimble Co. 7377
| Scientific Name | Yucca constricta | USDA PLANTS Symbol | YUCO |
| Common Name | Buckley's Yucca | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 43138 |
| Family | Asparagaceae (Asparagus) formerly Agavaceae | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Limestone soils on hillsides and mesas, brushlands and grasslands; 1500 to 3000 ft. Plant: (Almost always) trunkless yucca with erect floral stems up 10 feet tall. Leaves: Basal rosettes of green, spreading, leaves that are linear or somewhat wider near middle; blades mostly straight, flat or somewhat convex, 10 to 25 inches long and 1/4 to 5/8 inches wide; margins are white or green and with straight or curly filaments. Inflorescence: Open, flowering panicle 1-1/2 to 4+ ft. long, starting on the flowering stalk 8 to 18 inches above the leaf blades; white, hemispheric, pendant (hanging down) flowers on 8 to 15 branchlets; tepals are pale greenish-white, 1 to 1-7/8 inches long with pointed tips; stamens 2/3 to 7/8-inch long, pistil 1 to 1-1/2 inches long with lobed stigmas. Bloom Period: April to June. Fruit: Capsules are oblong-cylindrical, deeply constricted near middle, 1-3/4 to 2-1/2 inches long and 1 to 1-2/3 inches wide. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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