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Yucca filifera
Evergreen shrub
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The Yucca filifera plant species is found in Southeastern N. America. It is a member of the Agavaceae family. Some home gardeners know the variety as Y. filamentosa flaccida. Y. flaccida. Y. meloensis. Y. puberula. Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses
Medicinal | Edible Uses
Latin Name: Yucca filifera
Family: Agavaceae
Author: Chadaub.
Known Hazards: The roots contain saponins[222]. Whilst saponins are quite toxic to people, they are poorly absorbed by the body and so tend to pass straight through. They are also destroyed by prolonged heat, such as slow baking in an oven. Saponins are found in many common foods such as beans[K]. Saponins are much more toxic to some creatures, such as fish, and hunting tribes have traditionally put large quantities of them in streams, lakes etc in order to stupefy or kill the fish[K].
Mature Height: 10 Mature Width:
Habitat: Dry or stony soils, Blue ridge and Appalachian provinces, Alabama to North Carolina[72].
Medicinal Information: None known
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