Yucca arkansana (Yucca)

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Yucca arkansana Trel.

Yucca, Arkansas yucca, softleaf yucca

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Liliidae	Includes lilies, orchids, and many others
Order	Asparagales	A diverse group that includes asparagus
Family	Asparagaceae	Agaves, asparagus, hyacinths, and others
Genus	Yucca	Linnaeus mistakenly derived the genus name from the Carib word for (similar-appearing) cassava, yuca
Species	arkansana	Means “from Arkansas”

About plant names...

The arkansas yucca is a native of North America.

Identification: Plants reach 2′ (60 cm), or up to 7′ (2.1 m) with the flower stalk. Leaves are 1-2′ (40-70 cm) long, wide at the base, narrowing toward the tips, like large grass blades, with white twisted wiry filaments. They are bluish- to yellowish-green. The flowering spike is covered with numerous greenish-white or purplish urn-shaped hanging flowers, each with 3 petals. Seed capsules are dark brown.