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Adam's Needle

Yucca filamentosa

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Illustration of Adam's Needle (Yucca filamentosa)
Safety note: Leaf tips are extremely sharp and rigid.

Adam's Needle is a native yucca of dry, sandy soils of the southeastern Atlantic and Gulf coastal plain, with curly white fibers along the leaf margins and tall spikes of cream-white flowers. It has been widely planted in gardens throughout North America. Like all yuccas, it depends entirely on yucca moths for pollination in a highly specific mutualism.

Habitat
Sandy soils, rocky outcrops, and coastal plain habitats of the southeastern US
Diet
Flowers exclusively pollinated by yucca moths; fruit eaten by deer
How common
Common

Best time to see a Adam's Needle

The best time to see a Adam's Needle is January–June, when about 60% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 7,217 research-grade iNaturalist observations.

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