Epithets
| xylorhiza | woody root | ||
| xylorrhiza | woody root | ||
| yakushimanum | of or from Yakushima, an island in southern Japan | ||
| yezoalpina | from (the mountains of) Hokkaido | ||
| yezoensis | from (the mountains of) Hokkaido | ||
| yuccifolium | having Yucca-like leaves | ||
| yunnanense | of or from Yunnan, China | ||
| zaleucus | very white | ||
| zebrina | striped like a zebra | ||
| zonalis | banded or girdled with a distinct color | 
