Narrowleaf Yucca

Yucca angustissima Engelm. ex Trel. - Century-plant family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Narrowleaf Yucca: Megathymus streckeri, Prodoxus quinquepunctella, Tegeticula altiplanella, Tegeticula superficiella, Tegeticula yuccasella

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.