Asparagaceae
Joshua tree
Yucca brevifolia
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Yucca
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Common names
By language (25)
- Arabic
- يكة قصيرة الأوراق
- arz
- يكه قصيرة الاوراق
- Azerbaijani
- Qısayarpaq yukka
- Basque
- Josueren juka
- Chinese
- 短葉絲蘭, 小叶丝兰, 短叶丝兰
- Croatian
- Jošua drvo
- Czech
- Juka krátkolistá
- English
- Joshua tree
- Estonian
- Lühilehine tääkliilia
- Finnish
- Joosuanjukka, Joosuanpuu
- Hebrew
- עץ יהושע
- Hungarian
- Józsué-pálmaliliom, Józsuéfa
- Japanese
- ジョシュア・ツリー
- Korean
- 조슈아나무
- Luxembourgish
- Joshuabam
- Macedonian
- Кратколисна јука
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Josvatre
- Persian
- یوکای نخلی
- Polish
- Jukka krótkolistna, Drzewo Jozuego
- Russian
- Юкка коротколистная
- Slovenian
- Kratkolistna juka
- Spanish
- Izote de desierto
- Swahili
- Mti wa Joshua
- Tamil
- பாலைத் தாவரம்
- Vietnamese
- Cây Joshua, Cây xương rồng Joshua, Xương rồng Joshua
Synonyms
- Cleistoyucca arborescens (Torr.) Eastw.
- Clistoyucca arborescens (Torr.) Trel.
- Clistoyucca brevifolia (Engelm.) Rydb.
- Sarcoyucca brevifolia (Engelm.) Linding.
- Yucca arborescens (Torr.) Trel.
- Yucca brevifolia f. herbertii J.M.Webber
- Yucca brevifolia subsp. herbertii (J.M.Webber) Hochstätter
- Yucca brevifolia subsp. jaegeriana (McKelvey) Hochstätter
- Yucca brevifolia var. brevifolia
- Yucca brevifolia var. herbertii (J.M.Webber) Munz
- Yucca brevifolia var. jaegeriana McKelvey
- Yucca draconis var. arborescens Torr.
- Yucca jaegeriana (McKelvey) L.W.Lenz
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 2,752 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dan Horowitz, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Drew Baxter, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Wendy Walker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andy Kleinhesselink, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.