COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
3097
catalog_number
3097
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.3097_1200.Yuc_fil1.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.3097_1200.Yuc_fil1.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3097
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:3097
Global Unique Identifier
false
Institution Code:
KBS
institution_code
KBS
Institution Code
false
Date Last Modified:
12/16/2004
date_last_modified
12/16/2004
Date Last Modified
false
Basis Of Record:
observation
basis_of__record
observation
Basis Of Record
false
Scientific Name:
Yucca filamentosa L.
scientific_name
Yucca filamentosa L.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Agavaceae
family
Agavaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Yucca
genus
Yucca
Genus
false
Species:
filamentosa
specific_epithet
filamentosa
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
L.
scientific_name_author
L.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Douglas
county
Douglas
County
false
Locality:
Jct US 56 & Douglas Co 1055, 1.4 mi S. Pioneer Cemetery.
locality
Jct US 56 & Douglas Co 1055, 1.4 mi S. Pioneer Cemetery.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Osage Cuestas
physiographic_province
Osage Cuestas
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Tallgrass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Tallgrass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
6/5/1988
date_collected
6/5/1988
Date Collected
false
Rights:
Craig C. Freeman
rights
Craig C. Freeman
Rights
false
Source:
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
source
Kansas Wildflowers Database, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas
Source
false
Genus Name Meaning:
Haitian name for similar-looking genus
genus_name_meaning
Haitian name for similar-looking genus
Genus Name Meaning
false
Species Name Meaning:
having threads or filaments
species_name_meaning
having threads or filaments
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Adam's needle
common_names
Adam's needle
Common Names
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 1.5-2 m
description
Height: 1.5-2 m
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are creamy white and somewhat greenish and bloom from May to July.
description
Species description: Flowers are creamy white and somewhat greenish and bloom from May to July.
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Stemless, semiwoody perennial. Leaves are basal, linear and waxy green, with needle-sharp tips.
description
Species description: Stemless, semiwoody perennial. Leaves are basal, linear and waxy green, with needle-sharp tips.
Description
false
Description:
Habitat: Roadsides, thickets, prairies, open woods.
description
Habitat: Roadsides, thickets, prairies, open woods.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Commonly cultivated in gardens and occasionally escaped and established elsewhere. Can be found in the eastern quarter of the state. Native from Florida to Louisiana, north to North Carolina and Tennessee.
description
Range in Kansas: Commonly cultivated in gardens and occasionally escaped and established elsewhere. Can be found in the eastern quarter of the state. Native from Florida to Louisiana, north to North Carolina and Tennessee.
Description
false
Description:
Edible uses: Roots contain toxic substances. Flowers can be eaten raw or dried. Fruit can be eaten after removing seeds and cooking. Leaves can be eaten after removing outer skin and cooking. Flowering stems can be cooked and eaten like asparagus.
description
Edible uses: Roots contain toxic substances. Flowers can be eaten raw or dried. Fruit can be eaten after removing seeds and cooking. Leaves can be eaten after removing outer skin and cooking. Flowering stems can be cooked and eaten like asparagus.
Description
false
Description:
Medicinal Uses: Pounded roots can be rubbed on or used in poultices for sores and skin diseases as well as sprains.
description
Medicinal Uses: Pounded roots can be rubbed on or used in poultices for sores and skin diseases as well as sprains.
Description
false
Description:
Other uses: Leaves used as paintbrushes. Leaf fibers used to make ropes, baskets, mats. Pounded roots produce lather in hot water and can be used as soap. Ground roots put in streams by some Native American tribes to paralyze or kill fish. Flowers sometimes used in corsages.
description
Other uses: Leaves used as paintbrushes. Leaf fibers used to make ropes, baskets, mats. Pounded roots produce lather in hot water and can be used as soap. Ground roots put in streams by some Native American tribes to paralyze or kill fish. Flowers sometimes used in corsages.
Description
false
Description:
Notes: Flowers attract hummingbirds. Plants are pollinated by only one species of moth. These moths lay eggs in flower and grubs depend on under-developed seeds for their food supply.
description
Notes: Flowers attract hummingbirds. Plants are pollinated by only one species of moth. These moths lay eggs in flower and grubs depend on under-developed seeds for their food supply.
Description
false
Description:
Warnings: POISONOUS--Roots contain substances that can be fatally toxic to animals and fish.
description
Warnings: POISONOUS--Roots contain substances that can be fatally toxic to animals and fish.
Description
false
Description:
Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in dry, sandy, loamy, well-drained soil in full sun. Will adapt to poor soils and partial shade.
description
Cultivation: Drought-tolerant. Grows best in dry, sandy, loamy, well-drained soil in full sun. Will adapt to poor soils and partial shade.
Description
false
Description:
Propagation: Seed--plant in spring. Division--of offshoots in late spring. Cuttings--of roots taken in late winter or early spring.
description
Propagation: Seed--plant in spring. Division--of offshoots in late spring. Cuttings--of roots taken in late winter or early spring.
Description
false
Color:
Whitish
color
Whitish
Color
false