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Native to Texas perennial

Twistleaf Yucca

Yucca rupicola

Also called: Texas Yucca

Yucca rupicola
Photo: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0

Twistleaf Yucca. Yucca rupicola is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, known as the twistleaf yucca, twisted-leaf yucca, Texas yucca or twisted-leaf Spanish-dagger. The species was described by George Heinrich Adolf Scheele in 1850. This is a small, acaulescent plant with distinctive twisted leaves. It is native Texas and northeastern Mexico.

Growing & care

  • Sun: full sun.
  • Water: very low.
  • Soil: rocky, sharply drained.
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Native range

Native to 1 state

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