Great Plains Yucca

  • Yucca glauca is a species of perennial evergreen plant, adapted to xeric (dry) growth conditions. 

  • Yucca glauca is native to central North America.

  • The "honey ant" (Myrmecocystus mexicanus), among other species, has been observed collecting nectar from this yucca

  • Great plains yucca was a traditional Native American medical plant, used by the Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Lakota, and other tribes.