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Also called yucca palm, tree yucca and palm tree yucca. Despite two of these common names, not a 🌴︎ palm family Arecaceae.
Instead, part of ⚶ yucca genus Yucca (whose ❀ flower is the ❀ state flower of New Mexico) in asparagus family Asparagaceae.
Native to the arid southwestern 🇺🇸 USA, specifically the Mojave Desert at elevation 400-1800 m (1300-6000 ft). ▭ 🌎︎ Map (North America, Central America).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Yucca hosts caterpillars of 29 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
Gives its name to Joshua Tree National Park.
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