Yucca brevifolia

Joshua tree
	In Joshua Tree National Park, California
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	; Vulnerable (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Yucca
Species:	Y. brevifolia
Binomial name
	Yucca brevifolia; Engelm.
	Natural range in the United States
Synonyms
	Clistoyucca brevifolia (Engelm.) Rydb.; Sarcoyucca brevifolia (Engelm.) Linding.; Yucca arborescens (Torr.) Trel.; Yucca jaegeriana (McKelvey) L.W.Lenz; Yucca brevifolia subsp. jaegeriana (McKelvey) Hochstätter; Yucca brevifolia var. jaegerana McKelvey ; Cleistoyucca arborescens (Torr.) Eastw.; Clistoyucca arborescens (Torr.) Trel.; Yucca arborescens (Torr.) Trel.; Yucca brevifolia var. herbertii (J.M. Webber) Munz; Yucca brevifolia fo. herbertii J.M. Webber ; Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii (J.M. Webber) Hochstätter; Yucca brevifolia var. jaegerana McKelvey; Yucca draconis var. arborescens Torr.;

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 in habit, which is reflected in its common names.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

This monocotyledonous tree is native to the arid Southwestern United States, specifically California, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada, and northwestern Mexico.^[8] It is confined mostly to the Mojave Desert between 400 and 1,800 m (1,300 and 5,900 ft) elevation. It thrives in the open grasslands of Queen Valley and Lost Horse Valley in Joshua Tree National Park. Other regions with large populations of the tree can be found northeast of Kingman, Arizona, in Mohave County; and along U.S. 93 between the towns of Wickenburg and Wikieup, a route which has been designated the Joshua Tree Parkway of Arizona.^[9] The trees are abundant in Saddleback Butte State Park 135 kilometres (85 miles) north of Downtown Los Angeles in Los Angeles County's Antelope Valley.^[10] The common name Joshua tree apparently comes from Christian iconography.

^ Esque, T.C.; DeFalco, L.A.; Hodgson, W.; Salywon, A.; Puente, R.; Clary, K. (2020). "Yucca brevifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117423077A117469962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T117423077A117469962.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
^ "Yucca brevifolia". Tropicos.
^ Gucker, Corey L. (2009-04-12). "Yucca brevifolia". Fire Effects Information System. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Archived from the original on 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2023-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Yucca brevifolia". BioImages. Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
^ Delange, George; Delange, Audrey. "Joshua Tree, Yucca brevifolia". Arizona Wild Flowers. Delange. Archived from the original on 2006-08-25. Retrieved 2023-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Watson, Sereno (1871). "United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel". Botany. 5 (464): 496. Bibcode:1878Natur..18..538J. doi:10.1038/018538a0. S2CID 4111357.
^ Watson, S (1871). "Yucca brevifolia Engelm". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Botany. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^ Kramer, Kelly Vaughn (3 August 2014). "Joshua Tree Parkway | Wikieup to Wickenburg". Arizona Highways. Arizona Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
^ "Saddleback Butte State Park". California State Parks. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Esque, T.C.; DeFalco, L.A.; Hodgson, W.; Salywon, A.; Puente, R.; Clary, K. (2020). "Yucca brevifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T117423077A117469962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T117423077A117469962.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[2] "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

[3] "Yucca brevifolia". Tropicos.

[Gucker_2006-4] Gucker, Corey L. (2009-04-12). "Yucca brevifolia". Fire Effects Information System. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Archived from the original on 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2023-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[5] "Yucca brevifolia". BioImages. Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 2014-12-06.

[6] Delange, George; Delange, Audrey. "Joshua Tree, Yucca brevifolia". Arizona Wild Flowers. Delange. Archived from the original on 2006-08-25. Retrieved 2023-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[7] Watson, Sereno (1871). "United States Geological Exploration of the Fortieth Parallel". Botany. 5 (464): 496. Bibcode:1878Natur..18..538J. doi:10.1038/018538a0. S2CID 4111357.

[POWO_270297-2-8] Watson, S (1871). "Yucca brevifolia Engelm". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Botany. Retrieved 2023-07-30.

[9] Kramer, Kelly Vaughn (3 August 2014). "Joshua Tree Parkway | Wikieup to Wickenburg". Arizona Highways. Arizona Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2023-07-30.

[10] "Saddleback Butte State Park". California State Parks. Retrieved 2023-06-21.

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Joshua tree

In Joshua Tree National Park, California
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Vulnerable (NatureServe)^[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Yucca
Species:	Y. brevifolia
Binomial name
*Yucca brevifolia* Engelm.

Natural range in the United States
Synonyms^[3]
Clistoyucca brevifolia (Engelm.) Rydb. Sarcoyucca brevifolia (Engelm.) Linding. Yucca arborescens (Torr.) Trel. Yucca jaegeriana (McKelvey) L.W.Lenz Yucca brevifolia subsp. jaegeriana (McKelvey) Hochstätter Yucca brevifolia var. jaegerana McKelvey Cleistoyucca arborescens (Torr.) Eastw. Clistoyucca arborescens (Torr.) Trel. Yucca arborescens (Torr.) Trel. Yucca brevifolia var. herbertii (J.M. Webber) Munz Yucca brevifolia fo. herbertii J.M. Webber Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii (J.M. Webber) Hochstätter Yucca brevifolia var. jaegerana McKelvey Yucca draconis var. arborescens Torr.