Banana yucca
|
|
| Banana yucca | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missing image Yucca_baccata_whole.jpg Yucca baccata at Red Rock Canyon | ||||||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||
|
The Banana yucca (Yucca baccata) is a common type of yucca native to the Mojave Desert of the southwestern United States. It gets its name from the shape of its fruit, which are banana-shaped.
Banana yuccas are closely related to the Mojave yucca (Y. schidigera), with whom they are interspersed in their range and will hybridize with them. Y. baccata is recognized by having leaves with more of a blue-green color, and by having short or nonexistent trunks. It flowers in the spring, starting in April, and the flowers range from white to cream in color with purple shades. The flower stalk is not especially tall, typically 1-1.5 meters.
The Paiutes dried the fruits for use during the winter.
Missing image
Yucca_baccata_close.jpg
Yucca_baccata_close.jpg
Yucca baccata flowers