Yucca arkansana

Botanical Description

Yucca arkansana is an evergreen, succulent, rosette-forming perennial plant sometimes stemless, sometimes with a short, decumbent stem up to 20cm long. The plant suckers to form small colonies of rosettes, individual leaves being around 20 - 60cm long and up to 25mm wide[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of fibre. It is oftten grown as an ornamental[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ]. Yucca arkansana is a wide ranging species, with a stable population and no threats affecting it. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].