Spanish dagger
Yucca treculeana

Family: Asparagaceae

What it is like

A shrub or small tree. It grows 3 m tall. The trunk is 13 cm across. The stem only branches near the top. The leaves are stiff and have a sharp point. They are strap like and 90 cm long by 7.5 cm wide. They are in large clumps at the ends of the stems or branches. The flowering shoots come from above the leaves and the flowers and whit or pale purple. The fruit is a capsule 10 cm long by 2.5 cm wide.

There are about 40 Yucca species. Also put in the family Agavaceae.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Indonesia, Mexico, North America, SE Asia, USA

How it is used for food

The flowers are pickled or cooked like cabbage. The fruit is eaten as a snack or used to make an alcoholic drink.

Edible parts

Fruit, flowers

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seeds or by cuttings

Its other names

Local names

Belati spanyol, Palma pita

Synonyms

Yucca agavoides Carriere; Yucca argospatha Verl.; and several others