Yucca aloifolia
Spanish Bayonet at Ainslie, ACT
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| Yucca aloifolia | BettyDonWood | 11 Oct 2017 | |
| Unverified | MichaelMulvaney | 18 Oct 2014 | |
| Unverified | MichaelMulvaney | 18 Oct 2014 | |
| Unverified | AaronClausen | 18 Oct 2014 |
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7 comments
19 Oct 2014
Aaron this is an introduced member of the Agavaceae family Yucca filementosa a native of North America, it has probably survived dumping amongst garden waste. Its common name is Adams needle.
19 Oct 2014
There seemed to be a lot of rubbish and weeds around this particular side of Mount Ainslie. Ideally should these Yuccas be removed, or are they fine just to leave growing there?
19 Oct 2014
It should be removed but I have never seen them being invasive - I think they are an indicator of heavy past disturbance or an historic garden site (in this situation the plant may have cultural value)
20 Oct 2014
It is also an indicator of past habitation where there are no longer remains of a property as these plants were often planted because of their resistance to drought- for example there are some near the Mount Mugga Mugga quarry where there was a house and also at the site of the Mount Domain property at Tidbinbilla.
12 Oct 2017
How do you distinguish between Yucca filementosa and Yucca aloifolia (which is on the Census)?
BTW the area is a previous landfill site (old Ainslie tip) and there were many garden plants when volunteers started work in 2008 including bamboo and pampas grass...
BTW the area is a previous landfill site (old Ainslie tip) and there were many garden plants when volunteers started work in 2008 including bamboo and pampas grass...
12 Oct 2017
Yucca filamentosa is not on the Australian Plant Names Index, which suggests there is not enough of it in Australia to be a recognised weed.
12 Oct 2017
Oups that is another Yucca site, much further south of what I thought (which is on the transmission line easement part that runs through the old Ainslie tip landfill site) (should always check ...)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.150997-35.267396
- Altitude 646.2m
- Maps Mount Ainslie
- Places Ainslie, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 18 Oct 2014 12:54 PM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
- Yes In flower
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Species information
- Yucca aloifolia Scientific name
- Spanish Bayonet Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 780m Recorded at altitude
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Was the plant in flower?
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