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Yucca filamentosa
Adam's-needle, yucca
Assateague Island National Seashore
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Non-native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Yucca filamentosa L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		Adam's-needle, yucca
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asparagales, Family Asparagaceae, Genus Yucca, Species Yucca filamentosa


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5,GNR
NatureServe State Rank:		MD: SNR; VA: SNR,S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	Blue Ridge Parkway
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Colonial National Historical Park
Congaree National Park	Cowpens National Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Donelson National Battlefield	Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter National Historical Park	Gateway National Recreation Area
George Washington Birthplace National Monument	Great Falls Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Manassas National Battlefield Park
Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Piscataway Park	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	12/12/2004

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/2/2025 5:02:00 PM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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