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tree yucca
Yucca filifera
23 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Palm YuccaYucca decipiens
giant Spanish-daggerYucca carnerosana
Spineless YuccaYucca gigantea
Spanish daggerYucca treculiana
Western Joshua TreeYucca brevifolia
Torrey's YuccaYucca torreyi
Izote YuccaYucca periculosa
Potosi PalmYucca potosina
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 1,151 |
|---|---|
| Nuevo Leon | 390 |
| San Luis Potosi | 177 |
| Guanajuato | 130 |
| Queretaro de Arteaga | 107 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 89 |
| United States | 74 |
| Texas | 74 |
| Hidalgo | 62 |
| Mexico | 54 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Fuel useListed as being used for fuel by a harvested source.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
- Material useListed as being used for materials such as wood, fiber, resin, gum, or oil.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales |
| Family | agave and allies · Asparagaceae |
| Genus | Yuccas · Yucca |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise tree yucca with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.