Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
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Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)

Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera) is a signature species of the Mojave Desert. Mojave yucca are a major component of the Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub) life zone, and they extend into the Upper Sonoran (Pinyon-Juniper Woodland) life zone.

Family: Agave (Agavaceae).

Other Names:

Plant Form: Upright shrub with a trunk.

Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)

Height: Usually to 5-6 feet, but to 30 ft.

Trunk: Upright

Leaves: Very long daggers with a sharp tip. Light, yellow green.

Flowers:

Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)

Seeds:

Elevation: Middle elevation, desert areas.

Comments:

Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera) Comparison of Mojave Yucca (Y. schidigera) and Banana Yucca (Y. baccata). Mojave Yucca tend to grow upright on tall trunks and the leaves are green. In contrast, Banana Yucca tend to grow low to the ground on, at most, short trunks, and the leaves are bluish.
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera) Comparison of Mojave Yucca (Y. schidigera) and Banana Yucca (Y. baccata). Mojave Yucca tend to grow upright on tall trunks and the leaves are green. In contrast, Banana Yucca tend to grow low to the ground on, at most, short trunks, and the leaves are bluish.
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Gold Butte Region
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness Area
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness Area
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness Area
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness Area
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness Area
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Wee Thump Joshua Tree Wilderness Area
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Red Rock Canyon NCA
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Red Rock Canyon NCA
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Red Rock Canyon NCA
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Red Rock Canyon NCA
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Red Rock Canyon NCA
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Red Rock Canyon NCA
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Red Rock Canyon NCA
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Red Rock Canyon NCA
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Red Rock Canyon NCA
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Red Rock Canyon NCA
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Red Rock Canyon NCA
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Red Rock Canyon NCA
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Red Rock Canyon NCA
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Red Rock Canyon NCA
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Unusually old specimens in Mohave National Preserve
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Stormy day at Red Rock Canyon NCA
Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
Stormy day at Red Rock Canyon NCA

 
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Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate. Names generally follow the USDA database.
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