Yucca arkansana explained

Yucca arkansana, the Arkansas yucca, is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.^{[1] [2]} It generally grows in gravelly, sunlit locations such as rocky outcrops, prairies, etc.^[3] It is not considered to be threatened.

Yucca arkansana is one of the smaller members of the genus Yucca, acaulescent or with a stem no more than 76 cm tall. Flowers are greenish-white, borne on a flowering stalk up to 180 cm (72 inches) tall.^{[4] [5] [6]}

A number of yucca moths lay their eggs upon Y. arkansana as a host plant, an example being Tegeticula intermedia.^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/672393#page/69/mode/1up William Trelease. Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 13: 63–64. 1892.
2. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Yucca%20arkansana.png Biota of North America Project
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242102055 Flora of North America v 26 p 436.
4. http://www.bennyskaktus.dk/Y_arkans.htm Benny's Kaktus
5. McKelvey, S. D. 1938–1947. Yuccas of the Southwestern United States. 2 vols. Jamaica Plain
6. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
7. Web site: Tegeticula intermedia. tolweb.org. 2017-11-16.