Yucca
Yucca aloifolia, Fam. Agavaceae
Perennial succulent, up to 3m tall, freely branched and with hard fibrous roots.
| Weed Category: |
Other invasive plants Invasive plants that are not prohibited or restricted invasive plants, but are known to spread readily and cause negative impacts, within the region.
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| Weed: | Yes |
| Form or habit: | Succulent or cactus |
| Family: | Agavaceae |
| Leaf: | Simple Whorled Simple, whorled, bluish grey in rosettes or tight spirals, fleshy bayonet-like, 700-1000 x 40-50mm, tapering to a terminal spine 10-20mm. long, margins finely toothed. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
White, Cream |
| Flower description: | Bell-shaped with 6 whitish or cream ‘petals’, 50mm long, borne on a very large branched upright spray 4-6m high with branches 110-350mm long off the upper 2-3m. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Black, Purple |
| Fruit: | Fleshy |
| Fruit description: | Capsules oblong, 60-80mm long, spongy purple, turning black and indehiscent at maturity. Seeds black, obovoid to compressed, about 6mm. |
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| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | North America |
| Notes: | Spread by: seed and vegetative growth in water, contaminated soil and garden waste. Stem segments and leaf rosettes may take root. Invades/threats: bushland, disturbed creek bank communities, roadsides and unmanaged land. Notes: garden Escapee. Commonly cultivated; naturalised around sites of habitation. Several populations have been sited in the Seaforth area. Environmental weed. |
| Information sources: | Mackay Regional Pest Management Group (2018) Weeds of the Mackay Whitsunday Region Second Edition. |
