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Yucca baileyi is a plant in the family Agavaceae. It is native to Utah , Arizona , New Mexico and Colorado but has been cultivated elsewhere. [ 3 ] Much of its native range is within the boundaries of the Navajo (Diné) Reservation, hence the common name "Navajo yucca ."
Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. [2] Its 40–50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers.
The Sonoran Desert. The Sonoran Desert is a North American desert and ecoregion which covers large parts of the southwestern United States and of northwestern Mexico. With an area of 260,000 square kilometers (100,000 sq mi), it is the hottest desert in Mexico.
Single-leaf pinyon (Pinus monophylla) Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii) Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) Creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) Indian mallow (Abutilon palmeri) Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa) Desert agave (Agave deserti) California barrel cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus) Banana yucca (Yucca baccata) Mojave yucca (Yucca schidigera)
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In the southern Great Basin, Navajo yucca (Y. baileyi) is an important food for the white-throated woodrat. [41] White-throated woodrats require large amounts of water obtained through various xerophytic plants, [7] [14] [18] [36] [41] especially cacti. [36]
Yucca elata is a perennial plant, with common names that include soaptree, soaptree yucca, soapweed, and palmella. [3] [4] It is native to southwestern North America, in the Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert in the United States (western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona), southern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Sonora, Nuevo León).
Yucca aloifolia [4] is the type species for the genus Yucca. Common names include aloe yucca , [ 5 ] dagger plant , [ 6 ] and Spanish bayonet . It grows in sandy soils, especially on sand dunes along the coast.