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    Yucca brevifolia (also known as the Joshua tree, yucca palm, tree yucca, and palm tree yucca) is a plant species belonging to the genus Yucca. It is tree-like...
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    Yucca baccata var. brevifolia: Yucca arizonica McKelvey Yucca baccata subsp. thornberi (McKelvey) Hochstätter Yucca brevifolia Schott ex Trel. Yucca confinis...
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    deserts, and tropics to the south. The largest of these tree yuccas is Yucca brevifolia, commonly known as the Joshua tree in the American southwest....
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    there is no presence of an indicator species, such as the Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia), which is endemic to the Mojave Desert. The Mojave Desert is distinguished...
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  • in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Joshua tree is a common name of Yucca brevifolia, a species of arborescent monocot native to North America. Joshua Tree...
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    a grass in the family Poaceae Yucca brevifolia (Yucca palm or palm tree yucca) Yucca filamentosa (Needle palm) and Yucca filifera (St. Peter's palm), flowering...
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    southern San Bernardino County. Named after the endemic Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia), found in the park and surrounding areas, Joshua Tree is situated...
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  • This is a list of the species in the genus Yucca. They are commonly called yuccas in English, but are also called Adam's needle or Spanish-bayonet. As...
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  • the first day's shooting, Corbijn told the band about Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia), hardy and twisted plants in the deserts of the American Southwest...
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  • Nevada, southwestern Utah, and western Arizona. The larvae feed on Yucca brevifolia. Most Tegeticula species, including T. antithetica, are monophagous...
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    Mojave (characterized by Yucca brevifolia, Joshua Tree), Sonora and Chihuahua Deserts. The vegetation is dominated by Yucca, Cactaceae species (Opuntia...
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    further up in elevation, Banana yucca - Yucca baccata, Mojave yucca - Yucca schidigera, and the Joshua Tree - Yucca brevifolia appear more frequently. Small...
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    of land, and was created in 1960 to protect the area's Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) desert habitat. Natural history of the Mojave Desert List of California...
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    desert in the world. The most prolific plants in this region are agave, yucca and creosote bushes, in addition to the ubiquitous presence of various cacti...
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    harass or otherwise harm a desert tortoise. Another notable species is Yucca brevifolia: the taller members of this species are called Joshua trees. The United...
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    (Salvia spp.) California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera) Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) California juniper (Juniperus californica)...
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    legend, Mormon pioneers in the United States first referred to the yucca brevifolia agave plant as the Joshua tree because its branches reminded them of...
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    grandiflora H. S. Gentry and Y. arizonica McKelvey (sic, = Yucca baccata var. brevifolia L. D. Benson & R. A. Darrow). He did not, however, describe...
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  • Colorado Desert. Some flora grows well above the elevational limit of Yucca brevifolia (Joshua tree). The elevational limit of the Joshua tree delimits (marks...
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    transport that monocots deal with in various ways. Some, such as species of Yucca, develop anomalous secondary growth, while palm trees utilise an anomalous...
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    Palm Springs, California. It takes its name from the Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) native to the Mojave Desert. Minerva Hoyt led a campaign to convince...
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  • consists of desert areas. The wingspan is 17–21 mm. The larvae feed on Yucca brevifolia. They feed on developing seeds. Wikimedia Commons has media related...
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    shares its eastern border with Twentynine Palms, its western border with Yucca Valley, and its northwestern border with Landers; it is bordered on the...
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    Conservation Act." This halted all sales of the western species of Yucca brevifolia, while instituting a permit process for any proposed removal, harm...
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    Southern California. The park protects mature stands of Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) and California juniper trees (Juniperus californica) in their western...
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  • nicknamed for its glaucous leaves that grow in clusters, resembling Yucca brevifolia. It was named officially as a distinct species in 1862. Sedum multiceps...
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    prominent landmark along I-15. Cima is also home to one of the densest Yucca brevifolia forests in California, located in the Cima Dome. Herbert Graham Gibson...
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    mesquite (Prosopis), various cacti (Cactaceae), and Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia), as well as juniper (Juniperus) woodland and grassland (Poaceae) habitats...
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    feet (3,400 m). The Mojave Desert is characterized by the presence of Yucca brevifolia, the Joshua Tree, which as an indicator species of the Mojave Desert...
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    sloth is believed to have played an important role in the dispersal of Yucca brevifolia, or Joshua tree, seeds. Preserved dung belonging to the sloth has been...
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