slgwv

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Posted: 20 Nov 2014


Taken: 19 Sep 2014

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Lat, Lng:  35.414378, -114.187949
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Address:  Murals Rd, Chloride, Arizona, 86431

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yucca
USA
Arizona
Chloride
Yucca harrimaniae


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Yucca spp.

Yucca spp.
Chloride, Arizona. We always called this ground-hugging variety, with the slightly bluish cast, "Spanish dagger" when I was a kid, but evidently that's so broadly applied as to be useless. (Wikipedia claims that "Spanish dagger" is applied only to a variety in the southeastern US, but other sources indicate that's wrong. Misinformation in Wikipedia--perish the thought! ;) Anyway, this is probably Y. harrimaniae, based on its location. It's probably not blue yucca (Y. rigida), despite the color, because it has no stem. Yuccas belong to the same family as agave, but bloom more than once.

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 Pam J
Pam J club
Vicious critter whichever !

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10 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
;) Actually, yucca are pretty benign compared to most cacti. Most varieties only have the big thorn at the end of the leaf, rather than being covered with them. They're actually pretty popular as ornamentals for xeriscapes.
10 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Superb shot!

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9 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
Thanks!
9 years ago.

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