COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers
mediaCollectionId
kuvc4kwf~4~4
Kansas Wildflowers
Collection
true
Catalog Number:
8164
catalog_number
8164
Catalog Number
false
Record ID:
KBS_LARC.8164_1200.Yuc_gla1.tif
record_id
KBS_LARC.8164_1200.Yuc_gla1.tif
Record ID
false
Global Unique Identifier:
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:8164
global_unique_identifier
URN:science:KBS:wildflower:8164
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 glauca Nutt.
scientific_name
Yucca glauca Nutt.
Scientific Name
false
Family:
Agavaceae
family
Agavaceae
Family
false
Genus:
Yucca
genus
Yucca
Genus
false
Species:
glauca
specific_epithet
glauca
Species
false
Scientific Name Author:
Nutt.
scientific_name_author
Nutt.
Scientific Name Author
false
State or Province:
Kansas
state_or_province
Kansas
State or Province
false
County:
Rooks
county
Rooks
County
false
Locality:
Woodston, 1.7 mi W. Woodston Diversion Wildlife Area. Mixed-grass prairie along the South Fork Solomon River on the N side.
locality
Woodston, 1.7 mi W. Woodston Diversion Wildlife Area. Mixed-grass prairie along the South Fork Solomon River on the N side.
Locality
false
Physiographic Province:
Smoky Hills
physiographic_province
Smoky Hills
Physiographic Province
false
Associated Plant Community:
Mixed-grass Prairie
associated_plant_community
Mixed-grass Prairie
Associated Plant Community
false
Collector:
Craig C. Freeman
collector
Craig C. Freeman
Collector
false
Date Collected:
5/29/1998
date_collected
5/29/1998
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:
bluish-gray
species_name_meaning
bluish-gray
Species Name Meaning
false
Common Names:
Small soapweed
common_names
Small soapweed
Common Names
false
Description:
Other uses: Leaves and fibers used to make ropes, baskets, mats. Pounded roots produce lather in hot water and can be used as soap. Used as shampoo to kill lice, to prevent hair loss, and make hair grow. Sharp points on leaves can be used as drill for starting fires, or as needles for sewing. Tea from roots used to tan animal hides.
description
Other uses: Leaves and fibers used to make ropes, baskets, mats. Pounded roots produce lather in hot water and can be used as soap. Used as shampoo to kill lice, to prevent hair loss, and make hair grow. Sharp points on leaves can be used as drill for starting fires, or as needles for sewing. Tea from roots used to tan animal hides.
Description
false
Description:
Notes: Often planted on graves in Great Plains region because plants bloom on or near Memorial Day.
description
Notes: Often planted on graves in Great Plains region because plants bloom on or near Memorial Day.
Description
false
Description:
Plant life form: Perennial
description
Plant life form: Perennial
Description
false
Description:
Height: 1-2 m
description
Height: 1-2 m
Description
false
Description:
Species description: Flowers are cream colored or greenish white and bloom from May to July.
description
Species description: Flowers are cream colored or greenish white 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: Dry, often rocky prairies and occasionally in open coniferous woodlands.
description
Habitat: Dry, often rocky prairies and occasionally in open coniferous woodlands.
Description
false
Description:
Range in Kansas: Primarily in the western three quarters of the state.
description
Range in Kansas: Primarily in the western three quarters of the state.
Description
false
Description:
Edible uses: Roots contain toxic substances. Flowers and buds can be eaten raw, cooked, or dried. Immature fruit can be boiled and eaten, or dried and eaten later. Flowering stems can be cooked and eaten like asparagus.
description
Edible uses: Roots contain toxic substances. Flowers and buds can be eaten raw, cooked, or dried. Immature fruit can be boiled and eaten, or dried and eaten later. Flowering stems can be cooked and eaten like asparagus.
Description
false
Description:
Medicinal Uses: Boiled pounded roots applied directly to or used in poultices on sprains and bleeding wounds.
description
Medicinal Uses: Boiled pounded roots applied directly to or used in poultices on sprains and bleeding wounds.
Description
false
Description:
Warnings: POISONOUS--Roots contain substances that are poisonous to humans and animals.
description
Warnings: POISONOUS--Roots contain substances that are poisonous to humans and animals.
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