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The yucca plant, which commonly grows in the desert, contain steroidal saponins. When ingested by animals, clinical signs of drooling, vomiting, weakness, incoordination and dilated pupils (cats) may be seen. This plant is more dangerous to large animals that are chronically grazing (eating) on this plant.
Subsequently, one may also ask, are yucca flowers edible?
Almost all of the yucca plant can be used as food. The stems, leaf bases, flowers, emerging stalks as well as the fruit of most types of yucca are edible. The stems or trunks of yucca store carbohydrates in chemicals called saponins, which are toxic, not to mention taste of soap.
Furthermore, what happens when a yucca flowers?
This amazing plant produces a flower when mature, once per season if you are lucky, but more likely every few years. The bloom lasts weeks but then gets ratty and dies. Cutting yucca flower stalks after they die is thought to spur further flowers.
They can be cooked and eaten just like potatoes and, in fact, taste quite similar. "Yucca flowers, meanwhile, have a mild sweet taste to them. You can eat them raw or boil them and add them to soups and stews; however, I recommend cooking everything before eating it. Raw plant material is extremely hard on the stomach.