Yucca brevifolia Calflora

Yucca brevifolia Engelm.

Joshua tree

Yucca brevifolia is a tree that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

State of California status: candidate for listing.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~2311 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Yucca
Family:	Agavaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Yucca brevifolia var. herbertii
POWO	Yucca baccata var. brevifolia

Information about Yucca brevifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (YUSC) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).