Yucca cernua explained

Yucca cernua E.L. Keith,^[1] common name "nodding Yucca," is a rare species in the family Asparagaceae known only from a small region in Newton and Jasper Counties in eastern Texas.^[2]

The epithet "cernua" and the common name "nodding yucca" both refer to the plant's nodding flowers, i.e. appearing to hang with the center pointing downward. The species often grows in disturbed habitats such as roadsides.^[3]

External links

• Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Garden, Yucca cernua (Nodding Texas Soapwort)
• Dave's Garden, PlantFiles: Weeping Yucca, Nodding Yucca Yucca cernua
• J.C.Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University, Pic of the Day – Yucca cernua (MWTX11-565)
• Almost Eden (Merryville Louisiana USA), Weeping Yucca, Nodding Yucca Yucca cernua

Notes and References

1. http://www.agavaceae.com/botanik/pflanzen/scans/gnr230/scan1/23665.pdf E.L.Keith, Sida 20: 892 2003
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=pM-UVgc-BDkC&dq=Yucca+cernua+E.L.Keith&pg=PA512 Poole et al. 2007 Rare Plants of Texas. Texas A&M Nature Guides
3. http://www.wildflower.org/expert/show.php?id=7588 Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas @ Austin