Latin name: Yucca brevifolia Engelm.
Pronunciation: YUK-ka brev-i-FO-lee-a
Common name: Joshua tree
Family: Agavaceae (Agave)
Habitat: Desert flats, slopes to 6000', Tehachapis and Mojave Desert
Blooming period: April to May
Name derivations: 1) Yucca 2) brevifolia
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