Mojave Yucca
Yucca schidigera
Family: Asparagaceae
An arborescent (treelike) species reaching 5-15’ tall sometimes a little taller. Sometimes a single trunk, sometimes clusering into multiple trunks. The leaves can range from 1-4’ long. The flower spikes can rise 2-4’ above the foliage, usually spring into late summer.
Full sun is best with well-drained soil. Very low water when established though watering a few times in summer isn’t a bad idea. Hardy to 0°F.
Photo by Tatyana Lolesnikova, iNaturalist
Yucca schidigera on SEINET
The species name, schidigera, is from the Latin meaning "bearing a splinter of wood," alluding to the coarse marginal fibers at the edge of the leaf blade.
Native to Arizona, Baja California, California, Nevada,[3] and Utah. It is found in the southernmost part of Nevada, in Washington County in Utah, and the northwestern part of Arizona. It is most common in the Mojave Desert, but is also widespread in the Sonoran Desert and west to the Pacific coast of southern California and into Baja California. Y. schidigera reaches its southernmost extent in the Baja California desert.