Joshua-tree, Yucca. Yucca brevifolia Engel. Yucca arborescens Torr.
Nomenclature. (Sudworth.)
Joshua-tree, The Joshua, Yucca, Yucca Tree (Utah, Ariz., N. M., Cal.).
Yucca Cactus (Cal.).
Locality.
Central and lower Rocky Mountain region.
Features of Tree.
Twenty-five to forty feet in height, six inches to two feet in diameter.
Thick outer cover or bark.[117]
Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood.