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The strange looking Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) is a member of the Agave family that typically grows in the Mojave Desert. Legend has it that Mormon pioneers named the tree after the biblical figure Joshua, seeing the limbs of the tree as outstretched arms. The Joshua Tree doesn't bloom every year which may have something to do with the amount of rainfall received. This Joshua Tree blossom was photographed at the Split Rock area in Joshua Tree National Park, California.
Desert plant in bright summer sun
Close up of a plant in sand dunes, Jalapão
This is a color photograph of a flowering Joshua tree in the Mojave Desert at the national park in California during springtime.
Details of flowering blooms of a Joshua Tree Yucca brevifolia in Yucca Valley, California, USA.
New Mexico one tall Yucca plant flower stalk closeup view in La Luz town with bokeh background of desert
A long slendered yellowish pine tree located at Joshua Tree National Park
Yucca gloriosaAtsubaki Migayoran
Yucca filamentosa close-up of hanging flowers. Adam’s needle and thread, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae native to the southeastern United States. Growing to 3 metres (10 feet) tall, it is an evergreen shrub valued in horticulture.
a bee flying into White Yuccas in bloom at sunset
Yucca blooms a beautiful white flower.
Blooming flowers on Joshua Tree.
Day trip through Joshua Tree, California, USA
Joshua Tree National Park California United States Part of a Series Desert Landscapes Late Winter (Shot with Canon 5DS 50.6mp photos professionally retouched - Lightroom / Photoshop - original size 5792 x 8688 downsampled as needed for clarity and select focus used for dramatic effect)
Chaparral yucca (Hesperoyucca whipplei) flower buds, in Culp Valley of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, in the Colorado Desert, San Diego County, California.
Yucca gloriosaAtsubaki Migayoran
During a superbloom, a close-up of the joshua tree flower
Crown of Yucca brevifolia  or Joshua Tree with white flower panicles on spikes, an iconic species of the Mojave Desert, shot against clear blue sky
Joshua Tree Yucca Brevifolia with unopened green bloom clusters buds
the bee in a dracaena flowers in golden rays of sunset against blue sky
The fruit of a yucca plant at White Sands National Park near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
Beautiful Joshua trees in the Joshua Tree National Park.California, USA
Rock landscape, Yucca Brevifolia Mojave Desert Joshua Tree National Park, CA
Yucca flower close up
yucca outdoor plant blooming with bright white flowers, spiky green leaves, beauty of nature background
Scenic views of Joshua Tree and distant hills on desert, Joshua Tree National Park
Mojave Yucca green seed pods. Joshua Tree National Park desert landscape. Copy space (Yucca schidigera)
Blue sky, white flowers and a bee
Yucca tree in California desert
This blooming yucca stands tall in the desert of New Mexico at White Sands National Park. The park is a field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals. The yuccas bloom in spring. This stunning area is beautiful with the bright blue sky against the white sand. The soap weed Yucca's are in the Tularosa basin. Plants play a critical role in the ecosystem as they provide food and shelter for wildlife.
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