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Twistleaf Yucca

Yucca rupicola

Description:

Texas yucca or twisted-leaf yucca foliage stays under 2 ft. tall, is edged with white or red. New leaves are straight but become twisted with age. Flowering stalks often over 5 feet tall, bearing a cluster of bell-shaped, white flowers with petals up to 2 1/2 inches long and an inch wide, appearing from April to June. On shallow, stony soil in fields, among scattered trees, and on canyon ledges.

Habitat:

Rocky wooded hillside above Belton Lake.

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joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Texas, USA

Spotted on May 11, 2013
Submitted on May 14, 2013

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