Yucca arkansana, the Arkansas yucca, is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.William Trelease. Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 13: 63–64. 1892.Biota of North America Project It generally grows in gravelly, sunlit locations such as rocky outcrops, prairies, etc.Flora of North America v 26 p 436. It is not considered to be threatened.
Yucca arkansana is one of the smaller members of the genus Yucca, acaulescent or with a stem no more than 76 cm tall. Flowers are greenish-white, borne on a flowering stalk up to 180 cm (72 inches) tall.McKelvey, S. D. 1938–1947. Yuccas of the Southwestern United States. 2 vols. Jamaica PlainCorrell, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
A number of yucca moths lay their eggs upon Y. arkansana as a host plant, an example being Tegeticula intermedia.
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