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§1 Plant
Yucca filamentosa L.
vernacular Adam's needle — species · Agavaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Agavaceae Dumort.
- Genus
- Yucca
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 524 counties across 30 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 524 counties across 30 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 49 N ▾
- Autauga 01001
- Baldwin 01003
- Bibb 01007
- Blount 01009
- Bullock 01011
- Butler 01013
- Chambers 01017
- Choctaw 01023
- Clarke 01025
- Cleburne 01029
- Coffee 01031
- Colbert 01033
- Conecuh 01035
- Coosa 01037
- Covington 01039
- Crenshaw 01041
- Cullman 01043
- Dale 01045
- Dallas 01047
- DeKalb 01049
- Elmore 01051
- Escambia 01053
- Fayette 01057
- Franklin 01059
- Geneva 01061
- Greene 01063
- Hale 01065
- Houston 01069
- Jackson 01071
- Jefferson 01073
- Lamar 01075
- Lauderdale 01077
- Lawrence 01079
- Lee 01081
- Lowndes 01085
- Macon 01087
- Marengo 01091
- Marion 01093
- Mobile 01097
- Monroe 01099
- Morgan 01103
- Perry 01105
- Pike 01109
- Russell 01113
- Shelby 01117
- Sumter 01119
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Washington 01129
- Winston 01133
Arkansas view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Bay 12005
- Brevard 12009
- Calhoun 12013
- Citrus 12017
- Columbia 12023
- Duval 12031
- Flagler 12035
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gulf 12045
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Lafayette 12067
- Leon 12073
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Madison 12079
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Martin 12085
- Okaloosa 12091
- Orange 12095
- Osceola 12097
- Palm Beach 12099
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Sumter 12119
- Taylor 12123
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
- Washington 12133
Georgia view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Atkinson 13003
- Baker 13007
- Barrow 13013
- Ben Hill 13017
- Bleckley 13023
- Brantley 13025
- Brooks 13027
- Charlton 13049
- Chatham 13051
- Clarke 13059
- Coffee 13069
- Columbia 13073
- Crawford 13079
- DeKalb 13089
- Dodge 13091
- Elbert 13105
- Forsyth 13117
- Fulton 13121
- Glynn 13127
- Grady 13131
- Greene 13133
- Hall 13139
- Houston 13153
- Jackson 13157
- Laurens 13175
- Lee 13177
- Lincoln 13181
- Madison 13195
- McIntosh 13191
- Meriwether 13199
- Newton 13217
- Oconee 13219
- Oglethorpe 13221
- Pierce 13229
- Rabun 13241
- Rockdale 13247
- Stephens 13257
- Tattnall 13267
- Taylor 13269
- Tift 13277
- Toombs 13279
- Walton 13297
- White 13311
Illinois view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Brown 17009
- Cass 17017
- Champaign 17019
- Clark 17023
- Coles 17029
- Crawford 17033
- Cumberland 17035
- Edgar 17045
- Grundy 17063
- Hancock 17067
- Jackson 17077
- Johnson 17087
- Kendall 17093
- Macoupin 17117
- Mason 17125
- Menard 17129
- Moultrie 17139
- Perry 17145
- Piatt 17147
- Pope 17151
- Richland 17159
- Schuyler 17169
- Scott 17171
- Washington 17189
- Wayne 17191
- Williamson 17199
Indiana view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Barren 21009
- Bath 21011
- Boone 21015
- Boyle 21021
- Breckinridge 21027
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Clinton 21053
- Daviess 21059
- Edmonson 21061
- Fayette 21067
- Floyd 21071
- Fulton 21075
- Garrard 21079
- Grant 21081
- Graves 21083
- Grayson 21085
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Henry 21103
- Hickman 21105
- Hopkins 21107
- Jefferson 21111
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Lewis 21135
- Lyon 21143
- Magoffin 21153
- Marion 21155
- Mercer 21167
- Montgomery 21173
- Ohio 21183
- Oldham 21185
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Todd 21219
- Warren 21227
- Washington 21229
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Bienville 22013
- Caddo 22017
- Caldwell 22021
- Catahoula 22025
- Claiborne 22027
- De Soto 22031
- East Baton Rouge 22033
- Franklin 22041
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- LaSalle 22059
- Lincoln 22061
- Livingston 22063
- Madison 22065
- Morehouse 22067
- Natchitoches 22069
- Ouachita 22073
- Rapides 22079
- Red River 22081
- Richland 22083
- Sabine 22085
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Tammany 22103
- Union 22111
- Washington 22117
- Winn 22127
Maryland view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Nebraska view state ↗ 1 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 17 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 10 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 26 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Catawba 37035
- Cherokee 37039
- Columbus 37047
- Dare 37055
- Durham 37063
- Franklin 37069
- Greene 37079
- Harnett 37085
- Jackson 37099
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Macon 37113
- Martin 37117
- New Hanover 37129
- Pamlico 37137
- Pender 37141
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Robeson 37155
- Rowan 37159
- Wake 37183
- Wayne 37191
Ohio view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Rhode Island view state ↗ 1 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Aiken 45003
- Allendale 45005
- Anderson 45007
- Bamberg 45009
- Beaufort 45013
- Calhoun 45017
- Charleston 45019
- Cherokee 45021
- Darlington 45031
- Edgefield 45037
- Fairfield 45039
- Hampton 45049
- Horry 45051
- Kershaw 45055
- Lancaster 45057
- Lexington 45063
- Marion 45067
- Newberry 45071
- Oconee 45073
- Orangeburg 45075
- Richland 45079
- York 45091
Tennessee view state ↗ 27 N ▾
- Bedford 47003
- Blount 47009
- Carroll 47017
- Claiborne 47025
- Davidson 47037
- Dickson 47043
- Franklin 47051
- Hardin 47071
- Hawkins 47073
- Henry 47079
- Jackson 47087
- Lauderdale 47097
- Marshall 47117
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Polk 47139
- Roane 47145
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Sequatchie 47153
- Sevier 47155
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
Texas view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Vermont view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 75 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Albemarle 51003
- Alleghany 51005
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Appomattox 51011
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Brunswick 51025
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Caroline 51033
- Charles City 51036
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Culpeper 51047
- Cumberland 51049
- Dinwiddie 51053
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Fluvanna 51065
- Franklin 51067
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Gloucester 51073
- Goochland 51075
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Hanover 51085
- Henry 51089
- Highland 51091
- Isle of Wight 51093
- James City 51095
- King and Queen 51097
- King George 51099
- King William 51101
- Lancaster 51103
- Lee 51105
- Louisa 51109
- Lunenburg 51111
- Madison 51113
- Mecklenburg 51117
- Middlesex 51119
- Nelson 51125
- New Kent 51127
- Northampton 51131
- Northumberland 51133
- Nottoway 51135
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Spotsylvania 51177
- Stafford 51179
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Westmoreland 51193
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
West Virginia view state ↗ 12 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/YUFI ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2775561 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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