Also called yucca palm, tree yucca and palm tree yucca.

Native to the arid southwestern 🇺🇸 USA, specifically the 🏜 Mojave Desert at elevation 400-1,800 m (1,300-5,900 ft).

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database) Genus host to caterpillars of 29 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.

Gives its name to 🏞 Joshua Tree National Park.

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