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'''Yucca filamentosa''' is an evergreen shrub producing a rosette of spear-shaped leaves 50 - 75cm long and 2 - 4cm wide from a long, thick, mainly underground stem with a very short, unbranched, above-ground stem up to 50cm tall. The plant forms a cluster of rosettes plus one or more flowering stems up to 4.5 metres tall.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Low blood pressure}}, {{Uses|Osteoarthritis}}, {{Uses|Swelling}}, {{Uses|Hypertension}}, {{Uses|Migraine headaches}}, {{Uses|Colitis}}, {{Uses|Stomach disorders}}, {{Uses|Hypercholesterolemia}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Poor circulation}}, {{Uses|Gallbladder disorders}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|stemFlowers}}, {{Parts Used|leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootFlowering stem}}.
==Chemical Composition==
It contains phenolic constituents of Y. schidigera etc.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Evergreen shrub}}
==Identification==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
Yucca filamentosa is a plant of semi-arid regions in southern N. America and can tolerate occasional short-lived temperatures down to around -15°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Sand dunes}}, {{Commonly seen|Waste ground}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|}}, {{Commonly seen|Pine forests along the coastal plain}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11101-005-1234-5 Chemical constituents]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://temperate.theferns.info/plant/Yucca+filamentosa Cultivation]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [ http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=c287 Yucca filamentosa on missouribotanicalgarden.org]* [ https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=YUFI Yucca filamentosa on wildflower.org]* [ ]
[[Category:Herbs]]
