Botanical Name :Yucca spp Family: Asparagaceae Subfamily:
Agavoideae Genus: Yucca Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots Order: Asparagales  Common Names:Yucca Root ,
Adam’s Needle, Soap Tree, Mojave yucca,Narrowleaf Yucca,
Soaptree Yucca, Beargrass, Fineleaf Yucca, Yucca, Soapweed
Yucca.  Habitat :Yucca is  native to Mexico and the Southwestern
US.  There are different species of Yucca everywhere in the
Southwest. These plants are easy to identify.  •They have long
and narrow leaves that are radiate from the base of the plant
and they also have very sharp needle ends  •Right in the center
of the Yucca plant there is usually a flower stalk (3-5ft. long)
that has lily-like flowers and fruit pods  •The fruit pods are
2-3 inches in length and and 1-2 inches in width.Inside these
fruits are seeds which are thin, black, and coarse.  •The roots
have a woody thick bark covering the outer layer and the core of
the root is spongy.  •Some Yucca species grow 10 to 13 ft. tall.
They grow in dry and sandy des