Appearance
''Yucca gloriosa'' is caulescent, usually with several stems arising from the base, the base thickening in adult specimens. The long narrow leaves are straight and very stiff, growing to 30–50 cm long and 2–3.5 cm wide.They are dark green with entire margins, smooth, rarely finely denticulate, acuminate, with a sharp brown terminal spine. The inflorescence is a panicle up to 2.5 m long, of bell-shaped white flowers, sometimes tinged purple or red. The fruit is a leathery, elongate berry up to 8 cm long.
Naming
Common names include:⤷ Adam's needle
⤷ Glorious yucca
⤷ Lord's candlestick
⤷ Mound lily
⤷ Moundlily yucca
⤷ Palm lily
⤷ Roman candle
⤷ Sea Islands yucca
⤷ Soft-tipped yucca
⤷ Spanish bayonet
⤷ Spanish-dagger
⤷ Tree lily
Distribution
''Yucca gloriosa'' is native to the coast and barrier islands of southeastern North America, growing on sand dunes. It ranges from extreme southeastern Virginia south to northern Florida in the United States. It is associated with ''Yucca filamentosa'', ''Yucca aloifolia'', and ''Opuntia'' species.Habitat
''Yucca gloriosa'' grows on exposed sand dunes along the coast and barrier islands of the subtropical southeastern USA.References:
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