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Spoonleaf Yucca (Yucca filamentosa)
Family: Agavaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)
Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Rounded.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Fruit, Shoots, Flowers
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring
Flavor & Culinary Uses
flavouring. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Large and fleshy.; The fruit is often dried for winter use.; Flowers - raw or dried, crushed and used as a flavouring.
Habitat & North American Range
Sand dunes, waste ground and pine forests along the coastal plain. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)