Spanish Bayonet (Yucca aloifolia)

Family: Agavaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Early spring, Late summer, Late spring, Mid summer, Mid spring. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Shoots, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet juicy flesh. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; A thick, succulent mass of bitter-sweet juicy flesh.; The fruit is up to 10 cm long and 4cm wide.; Flowers - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Sand dunes of the coast, occasionally up to 60 km inland, in pine forests. Also found on the margins of brackish marshes. (Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)