Yucca baccata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Yucca baccata Torr.

Banana yucca, Spanish bayonet

Yucca baccata is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~614 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. baccata
Genus:	Yucca
Family:	Agavaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Yucca baccata var. vespertina
PLANTS	Yucca confinis
PLANTS	Yucca vespertina

Information about Yucca baccata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (YUBA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).