[DOC] [TLE] Yucca brevifolia - Wikipedia [PAR] Yucca brevifolia is a plant species belonging to the genus Yucca. It is tree-like in 
habit, which is reflected in its common names: Joshua tree, yucca palm, tree 
yucca, and palm tree yucca. This monocotyledonous tree is native to arid 
southwestern North America in the states of California, Arizona, ... There is 
concern that they will be eliminated from Joshua Tree National Park,... [DOC] [TLE] Yucca - Wikipedia [PAR] Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, 
subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40-50 species are notable for their rosettes of 
evergreen, tough, ... Some desert plants have an oily coating on their leaves or 
pads that traps ... Several species of yucca can be grown outdoors in temperate 
climates, these... [DOC] [TLE] Sequoia National Park - Wikipedia [PAR] Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of 
Visalia, ... The General Sherman tree grows in the Giant Forest, which contains 
five out of ... foothills chaparral, grasslands, yucca plants, and steep, mild river 
valleys. .... Park caves, like most caves in the Sierra Nevada of California, are 
mostly... [DOC] [TLE] Joshua Trees - National Park Service [PAR] Known as the park namesake, the Joshua tree, Yucca brevifolia, is a member of 
the Agave family. ... led to the division of that formerly huge family into 40 distinct 
plant families.) Like the California fan palm, Washingtonia filifera, the Joshua tree 
is a ... You can make a rough estimate based on height, as Joshua trees grow at
... [DOC] [TLE] Joshua Tree - Yucca brevifolia - DesertUSA [PAR] The Joshua Tree, the largest of the yuccas, grows only in the Mojave Desert. ... 
Although old Joshua trees can sprout new plants from their roots, only the ... 
Mormon pioneers are said to have named this species "Joshua" tree ... Joshua 
trees, Yucca brevifolia, grow in the Mojave Desert of southwest California, 
Nevada, Utah... [DOC] [TLE] Joshua Tree National Park [PAR] Joshua Tree, long a national monument, is one of America's newest national 
parks. The park, which is located in southern California about 150 miles east of 
Los Angeles ... Despite its desert location, the park features a wide variety of 
plants and animals, not the least of which is the famous plant for which the park is 
named. [DOC] [TLE] yucca facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] The yucca plant is native to the high deserts of the southwestern United ... Yucca 
baccata and Yucca glauca, are called soap plant because their roots are ... the 
namesake of Joshua Tree National Park near Palm Springs, California, is 
believed to have been named by Mormon settlers because the plant's angular 
branches... [DOC] [TLE] The Yucca Page - The Succulent Plant Page [PAR] Apr 6, 2016 ... There are at least 50 species of Yucca within the Agavaceae, and numerous ... 
Yucca aloifolia is a slow-growing hardy succulent plant from the SE USA ... 
Native to a huge range of the South-Western USA including Arizona, California, 
... the most famous of all Yuccas, with a National Park named after it. [DOC] [TLE] Joshua Tree - National Wildlife Federation [PAR] Joshua trees were named for the biblical figure Joshua by 19th century Mormon 
... annual growth rings like typical trees, so accurately determining their age is 
quite difficult! ... Habitat and Range: Joshua trees are desert plants and they are 
most ... landscape that they even have a national park named for them in 
California! [DOC] [TLE] Desert Green: Joshua Tree National Park - Live Science [PAR] Jun 3, 2011 ... Desert Green: Joshua Tree National Park .... and coming upon these unique flora
, named the plants after the biblical figure, Joshua, seeing their ... Joshua Trees (
Yucca brevifolia) are the largest of the yucca plants that grow naturally in the 
desert areas of southwestern California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. [DOC] [TLE] Yucca brevifolia - US Forest Service [PAR] Available: http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/yucbre/all.html [2016, ...

Question: A national park in California is named for this yucca plant that grows there
Answer: the Joshua tree