Stats

Lifespan: 20-50 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Coastal scrub
Range: North America
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Spines
Status: Common

About

The common yucca is a spiky evergreen shrub native to sandy coastal regions. Its flowers rely exclusively on the yucca moth to pollinate their deep, bell-shaped blooms.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Yucca
Species: Yucca filamentosa