Pale Yucca, Twistleaf Yucca
Yucca pallida
Agavaceae (Agave Family)
Yucca pallida: Pale Yucca
· gray-green to blue green, short leaves without fibers along margins
· leaves have waxy/glaucous coating and are not real rigid (may twist or break over with age, like Y. flaccida)
· non-trunk forming, but often offsets to form multiple-crowned clusters with age
· forms well-branched flowering stems in late May to early June
· tolerates alkaline soils