Yucca cernua E.L. Keith, [2] common name " nodding Yucca," is a rare species in the family Asparagaceae known only from a small region in Newton and Jasper Counties in eastern Texas.

Nodding Texas Yucca (Yucca cernua) is a newly discovered Yucca species from the Big Thicket of east Texas. This is a rare and beautiful plant. It has gorgeous blue-green foliage and, once mature, blooms in spring with a huge 8 to 10 foot tall flower spike of large ivory-white flowers.

Nodding yucca thrives in environments with full sun exposure and well-draining soil, common to its native arid habitats. It has a low water requirement, making it drought-tolerant and suitable for xeriscaping.

Yucca cernua E.L. Keith. Common name: Weeping Yucca. Phenology: Late May-June. Habitat: Acidic clay soils, in prairie openings in and along margins of pine-hardwood forests, and adjacent rights-of-way primarily over Redco Soil Series Distribution: Endemic to e. TX (Hardin, Jasper, & Newton counties) and w. LA (Vernon Parish) (Singhurst et al ...

2022年3月19日 · Botanically described as recently as 2003, this beautiful, new and rare Yucca is found only in a few small areas along the margins of mixed pine forests on acidic clay soils in eastern Texas.

Yucca cernua E.L. Keith was described as an endemic restricted to a narrow band of acidic clay hills east of Jasper, Texas in Jasper and Newton Counties (Keith 2003; Poole et al. 2007). Yucca cernua in Texas is found in prairie and savanna openings in …

2022年4月9日 · Unlike most yuccas, which are native to areas further west, this species occurs naturally in a limited area of the eastern part of Texas, where it grows in open pine forests. Plants form symmetrically spreading rosettes of evergreen glaucous lance-leaves.

Yucca cernua E.L. Keith, common name 'nodding Yucca,' is a rare species in the family Asparagaceae known only from a small region in Newton and Jasper Counties in eastern …

2024年9月28日 · The Nodding Yucca is a perennial, drought-tolerant shrub native to the arid regions of the southwestern United States. This plant typically features a rosette of leathery, sword-shaped leaves and produces unique flower clusters that hang gracefully downward.