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Also called 🇪🇸 Spanish dagger, although do not confuse with sister-species ⚶ Torrey yucca Yucca faxoniana, which is also sometimes called that.
Part of ⚶ yucca genus Yucca (🏛❀ state flower of New Mexico) in asparagus family Asparagaceae.
Native to 🏜 Mojave, Chihuahuan and Sonoran Deserts of 🇲🇽 México and southwestern 🇺🇸 USA. 🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
Yucca hosts caterpillars of 29 speciesof butterflies and moths, in some areas.
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🏠︎ ⚶ yucca genus Yucca ⚶ Torrey yucca Yucca faxoniana