banana yucca Agavaceae Yucca baccata Torr.   symbol: YUBA
	Leaf: Evergreen, stiff and sword-like, thick and fleshy, numerous at the ends of branches, 12 to 24 inches long, sharp pointed tip, edges fibrous, blue-green to yellow-green, with up-curled edges. Flower: Very attractive, creamy white, bell-shaped, 6-petaled, up to 4 inches long, borne on a 3 foot tall upright woody inflorescence, appearing in late spring. Fruit: Fleshy sweet edible capsules up to 10 inches long, green, indehiscent, bearing many tiny seeds, borne on a woody inflorescence. Twig: Bark: Gray-brown, initially covered with brown dead leaves. Form: Dense, mounded clumps of leaves that reach 6 feet in height (more commonly to 3 feet).
	No range map exists for this species. See a map of the states in which Yucca baccata can be found (opens a new window). USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database Yucca baccata is native to North America.