Torrey's yucca Agavaceae Yucca torreyi Shafer   symbol: YUTO
	Leaf: Evergreen, stiff and sword-like, numerous at the ends of branches, to 5 feet long, sharp pointed tip, edges fibrous, blue-green to yellow-green, with up-curled edges. Flower: Bell-shaped, to 4 inches long, creamy white, crowded on long stalks on an upright branched cluster to 4 feet tall, appearing in spring to early summer. Fruit: Green changing to dark brown capsule, 4 to 5 1/2 inches long, 1 1/2 inch in diameter, 6 celled, initially fleshy and becoming leathery, maturing late summer. Twig: Bark: Gray-brown, initially covered with brown dead leaves, later irregularly rough and scaly to ridged. Form: Picturesque, typically with a single, short trunk and a few spreading limbs, reaching up to 20 feet tall.
	USDA Plants Database Yucca torreyi is native to North America. Range may be expanded by planting. See states reporting Torrey's yucca (opens a new window).