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Joshua Tree
(redirected from Yucca brevifolia)

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Joshua Tree
An evergreen from the southwestern US, that contains steroidal saponins and phytoestrogens, which may used to treat menstrual disorders. It was once used for venereal diseases
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Some people use Yucca aloifolia ''Spanish Bayonet'', Yucca treculeana ''Spanish Dagger'', or even Yucca brevifolia ''Joshua Tree'', as security hedges for their beautiful and exotically bazaar, stiff leaves, hence the nickname, "Burlars'' Nightmare.
Rare and Exotic Garden Perennials for Landscape Planting by Pat Malcolm / Home improvement and landscaping community
COMMON NAME JOSHUA TREE SCIENTIFIC NAME YUCCA BREVIFOLIA LOCATION SAN BERNARDINO NAT'L FOREST, CA NOMINATOR RONALD McCORMICK OWNER U.
The biggest Joshua tree by Bronaugh, Whit / American Forests
The stone-topped route gives way to a dusty path in Piano Valley, home to pocket gophers, kangaroo rats, antelope ground squirrels, Mojave yucca, creosote bush, cat's claw acacia (named for its formidable thorns), cheesebush (yes, its odor is distinctive) and plenty of the park's namesake, Yucca brevifolia.
JUST DESERTS : AT JOSHUA TREE, HIKERS FIND A UNIQUE SETTING by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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