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Yucca
Lily Family : Liliaceae
Latin Name : Yucca glauca
Longevity : Perennial
Season : Evergreen
Origin : Native
Value : Wildlife – good
Livestock -good
Remarks :
Common name, "Small soapweed yucca". Short
stemmed, 1 ft. tall. Flowers May to July, white
blooms that are fragrant. The fruit is a large,
oblong cylinder shape. Deer and livestock will
readily browse the blooms. Southwest Indians
made soap from the ground up roots. Adapted to
badlands, dry plains, and sand-hills.
Source: USDA-NRCS
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