COLLECTION NAME:
Kansas Wildflowers mediaCollectionId kuvc4kwf~4~4 Kansas Wildflowers Collection true
Record
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

Yucca glauca Nutt.

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