Yucca arkansana ssp. louisianensis (TRELEASE?) HOCHSTAETTER, Kaktusbluete, Germany, 16:(16), 25-29, 1999.
Synonyms:
Yucca louisianensis TRELEASE in Rep. Missouri
Bot. Gard. 13: 64 , pl. 32-34, (1902 ), in part (BALL 558 and S. 34, fig.
2 ).
Yucca arkansana var. paniculata MCKELVEY Yuccas of the
Southwestern United States, Part two, 156-160, 1947
Unpublished names:
Yucca glauca var. paniculata
Type location: near Alexandria, Arkansas,
Distribution:
East and Central Texas, eastern part of Edward Plateau, Bastrop Co.
Southern Arkansas, Northern to Central Louisiana.
Short description of the species:
Like Yucca arkansana, leaves
10 to 40 mm. Inflorescens an excerpted glabrous or mostly pubescent
panicle, Scape 50 to 100 cm (or rarely up to 150 cm) starting well
above the leaves. Petals broad to attenuate. Style variously
tumid and deep green, to pale and oblong. Capsule stout and short,
angular in developing, as in Yucca flaccida.
Seeds 6-7 x 10 mm.
Hardiness:
I have not tried Yucca arkansana ssp.
louisianensis in
the garden yet, but in the summer of 2000 I planted one in my unheated
greenhouse, in January 2009 is is still looking good, and I will now try
another plant in a protected bed. Yucca arkansana ssp.
louisianensis
are
hardy in the Mannheim area Germany.
Reference:
HOCHSTAETTER, Kaktusbluete, Germany, 16:25-29, 1999. (Yucca arkansana
ssp.
louisianensis)
TRELEASE in Rep. Missouri Bot. Gard. 13: 64 (1902 ), in part (BALL
558 and S. 34, fig. 2 ). (Yucca louisianensis)
MCKELVEY, Yuccas southwest. U.S. 2:156-160 (1947) (Yucca arkansana
var.
paniculata)
Pictures:
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Yucca arkansana ssp. louisianensis, grown from seeds collected at Bluff City Arkansas (fh_1180.4). Photo by Michael Bechtold ©2008 |
Yucca arkansana ssp. louisianensis, grown from seeds collected at Bluff City Arkansas (fh_1180.4). Photo by Michael Bechtold ©2008 |
Yucca arkansana ssp. louisianensis, grown from seeds collected at Bluff City Arkansas (fh_1180.4), and Jana Bechtold. Photo by Michael Bechtold ©2008 |
Yucca arkansana ssp. louisianensis, grown from seeds Photo by Michael Bechtold ©2008 |
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Yucca arkansana ssp. louisianensis, grown from seeds. Photo by Michael Bechtold ©2008 |
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My Own Yucca arkansana:
(there are pictures of the plants with hypertext)
#385 Yucca arkansana ssp. louisianensis,
Texas, Henderson Co., sown 1992 CH1997, many fibers, 10 mm. wide leaves
#1134 Yucca arkansana ssp. louisianensis, Arkansas, Bluff
City, fh1180.4, sown 2000 (did not germinate in 2000!)
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