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Izote (Yucca aloifolia)
N omb res comu n es: Tuk (Maya) / Flor de pito, Iczotl, Izote kukil, Equizote, Iczote, Eczote, Kalukut,
Xaxa'nat, Iczot, Ixotl (ND) / Iczot xochit (Náhuatl) / A'kulu kut (Totonaco)
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National distribution 1
United States
Ori gi n : Native
R egu l ari ty : Regularly occurring
Cu rren tl y : Present
Con fi d en ce : Confident
Description 2,3
Shrubby plant, trunk up to 1 m, stem simple or branched. Leaves 45-75 x 6-7 cm, erect, rigid, apex
strongly pungent, dark mossy-green. Margins denticulate or entire. Flowers in large panicles, with
usually ascending branches, cream tinged purple. Perianth 5-7.5 cm in diameter, segments 40-60 mm.
Fruit fleshy. 7.5-10 cm, black-purple.
Synonym 4,5
Yucca serrulata Haworth
Habitat
Depth range based on 6 specimens in 1 taxon.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 0
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Flowering/fruiting 4,5
Flowering fall.
Barcode data: yucca aloifolia 6
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this
species.
National nature serve conservation status 1
United States
R ou n d ed N ati on al Statu s R an k : N5 - Secure
Economic uses 1
Uses : Cultivated ornamental
Comments 4,5
Yucca aloifolia has been widely cultivated, and horticultural forms (or varieties, depending upon the
source) differ in the striping of yellow and white on the leaves. Results of DNA studies by K. H. Clary
(1997) show a close relationship between this species and Y. gloriosa.
References
1. © NatureServe, some rights reserved
2. Flora of Pakistan Vol. 0: 2 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.
3. © Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA, some rights
reserved
4. Flora of North America Vol. 26: 425, 429 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov
12, 2008.
5. © Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, MO, 63110 USA, some rights
reserved
6. © Barcode of Life Data Systems, some rights reserved