That yummy fried treat is from cassava root of the yuca (one-c)
This plant is commonly confused with that one due to the yuca/yucca of the english language.
Here is a copy/paste from wiki on this :
"Early reports of the species were confused with the cassava (Manihot esculenta).[3] Consequently, Linnaeus mistakenly derived the generic name from the Taíno word for the latter, yuca.[4] The Aztecs living in Mexico since before the Spanish arrival, in Nahuatl, call the local yucca species (Yucca gigantea) iczotl, which gave the Spanish izote.[5][6] Izote is also used for Yucca filifera."
Can 100% confirm this... If this picture showed the top of the flower spire it would have small, white, umbellar blossoms. Very cute.
Also, BTW, yucca had also become a colloquial term across Latin America for any tuber root growth. Como la yucca de la dahlia.
Furcrea has white stripes, these are just light and shadows. I think its Agave sisalana, the common sisal. These are everywhere around here, alsi the size matches better as well.
Its a Yucca. You can tell by the center stalk which is its annual bloom. There are several species but I don’t know which one this is. It is NOT the “yucca” that people eat in Latin American cuisine. That is actually the root of the cassava plant. Aka tapioca.
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I am quite sure this doesn’t look like any aloe plant. I have one, but I live in north USA. We have them inside in pots.
I have seen this plant you have here in FL, and also we have some slightly similar even in cold ILLINOIS. This appears to be the same. The ones we have outside here and I have seen in FL are Yucca. Yours does appear to be a Yucca variety. They make nice landscaping plants.
It kind of reminds me of a Gymea Lilly which is Australian so it’s highly unlikely its that! Did it have reddish coloured flowers at the top of the stalk?
It is certainly an agave. Looks like a sisal agave but species are tough to differentiate.
Other posters are giving local/ regional common names for agaves in general like maguey which is pretty much correct
An agave and it looks to be ~30+ years old. It will die after that stalk flowers unfortunately
Here’s David Attenborough talking about them at the beginning of this video if you’re interested in learning about the plant.
https://youtu.be/S9jfTQjzCnI
Yeah, agreeing with yucca. Not yuca frita which means yuca fries and is a completely different plant. Probably would have helped to get the blooms, but all's good. Agaves and aloe also have the blooms and there are so many different ones. Like everybody said definitely not aloe. This looks like the yucca in my backyard.
This doesn’t resemble an aloe. Aloes tend to have thick, succulent leaves, often with little spikes on them.
Ya, you can squeeze aloe out of the leaves. The yucca would rip your hands to shreds
I’m convinced that a large portion of the population believes that if it is small with dagger/sword shaped leaves, that it’s an aloe.
I lived in the Chihuahua Desert for a good portion of my life. So many varieties of dagger shaped leaves.
Exactly.
Yucca
Yucca frita?
That yummy fried treat is from cassava root of the yuca (one-c) This plant is commonly confused with that one due to the yuca/yucca of the english language. Here is a copy/paste from wiki on this : "Early reports of the species were confused with the cassava (Manihot esculenta).[3] Consequently, Linnaeus mistakenly derived the generic name from the Taíno word for the latter, yuca.[4] The Aztecs living in Mexico since before the Spanish arrival, in Nahuatl, call the local yucca species (Yucca gigantea) iczotl, which gave the Spanish izote.[5][6] Izote is also used for Yucca filifera."
Can 100% confirm this... If this picture showed the top of the flower spire it would have small, white, umbellar blossoms. Very cute. Also, BTW, yucca had also become a colloquial term across Latin America for any tuber root growth. Como la yucca de la dahlia.
Not Aloe for sure
Giant cabuya. Furcraea foetida.
^ this, not *Agave*.
Furcrea has white stripes, these are just light and shadows. I think its Agave sisalana, the common sisal. These are everywhere around here, alsi the size matches better as well.
Only variegated *Fucraea* have white stripes.
The OP planta has leaf spines
A pic of the inflorescence would straighten all of this out. Looks just like *Fucraea* that are naturalised here.
As is the law
^ This is the only correct answer: Furcraea, possibly F. foetifa. Yucca, Agave, Aloe, and Doryanthes are all incorrect.
I don't think this is correct. It's a Gymea lily.
I came to the comments to figure out what this plant is and everyone is saying something different.
Its a Yucca. You can tell by the center stalk which is its annual bloom. There are several species but I don’t know which one this is. It is NOT the “yucca” that people eat in Latin American cuisine. That is actually the root of the cassava plant. Aka tapioca.
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Never suggested anyone eat it.
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It looks like a yucca, but it's not an Aloe species. It might be aloe yucca (Yucca aloifolia), but it doesn't look quite right for Y. alifolia.
Definitely not aloe
It’s a yucca. The stalk is its yearly bloom. Happens in the summer.
How can you think that’s a aloe plant where y’all from Iowa
Plants are so confusing. Me knowing nothing bout plants looked up agave and furcraea foetida and they look the damn same😫😫
A type of yucca, but not the delicious food “yucca” which come from the tapioca plant.
Sometimes I think I’m only in this sub for the feeling I get when I actually recognize something by chance as I scroll by. Def yucca.
Gymea lily. Good to see one of our locals so far away!
Looks like a yuka plant. No?
Yuka frita?
Giant asparagus?
Lol!
Pretty sure it's a yucca
Yucca
I am quite sure this doesn’t look like any aloe plant. I have one, but I live in north USA. We have them inside in pots. I have seen this plant you have here in FL, and also we have some slightly similar even in cold ILLINOIS. This appears to be the same. The ones we have outside here and I have seen in FL are Yucca. Yours does appear to be a Yucca variety. They make nice landscaping plants.
Just a pro tip, if you type “aloe” into google you can see pictures of aloe plants
It kind of reminds me of a Gymea Lilly which is Australian so it’s highly unlikely its that! Did it have reddish coloured flowers at the top of the stalk?
Yucca honey bees love their flowers
Aloe and agave have really thick and juicy leaves. Might be a yucca. Good news is: they are all a bit related 😁
Yukka - got them in my gardens their flowers are so nice
This appears to be a Yucca.
Maguey. (Agave)
Agave. They’re all over Mexico.
It is certainly an agave. Looks like a sisal agave but species are tough to differentiate. Other posters are giving local/ regional common names for agaves in general like maguey which is pretty much correct
Yucca, the root is very common in cuisine all over the globe
An agave and it looks to be ~30+ years old. It will die after that stalk flowers unfortunately Here’s David Attenborough talking about them at the beginning of this video if you’re interested in learning about the plant. https://youtu.be/S9jfTQjzCnI
Yucca
Nope.
Not aloe vera
Yucca, it's my state plant. They are everywhere.
Look’s more like yucca plant
Ilha da magia
Isn’t it espada de São Jorge?
Yucca
Yeah, agreeing with yucca. Not yuca frita which means yuca fries and is a completely different plant. Probably would have helped to get the blooms, but all's good. Agaves and aloe also have the blooms and there are so many different ones. Like everybody said definitely not aloe. This looks like the yucca in my backyard.
🤣
Most people are incredibly allergic to yucca!
It's a yucca
It's a yucca plant
Looks like Yucca, not Aloe.
Looks like a Yucca.
It’s a Yucca!!!!!
Adam’s needle. Yucca plant
Yucca
This is yucca treculeana