RHH's photos with the keyword: schidigera

This is Mojave Yucca, a different species than the Joshua Tree, which is also a Yucca, but photographed in Hidden Valley in Joshua Tree National Park.

Photographed early in the morning in Hidden Valley in Joshua Tree National Park, this is Yucca schidijera, the Mojave Yucca.

The Joshua Tree is a Yucca but not the only species of the southwestern deserts. This is the longer-leaved but not-as-tall Mojave Yucca, starting to bloom in the Hidden Valley area of Joshua Tree National Park.

Photographed in the Hidden Valley area of Joshua Tree National Park, this, I believe, is the Mojave Yucca, just coming into bloom.

This is a photo of the flower buds of the Mojave Yucca. The photo was taken in the Hidden Valley area of Joshua Tree National Park.

One of our favorite places in Joshua Tree National Park was Hidden Valley. We did the short hike there twice, on the evening of the first day of our stay and the following morning. The rock formations and plants were marvelous.

The Mojave Yucca does not form a "tree" like the Joshua Trees of the southwest deserts but has an enormous and spectacular flowering stalk. These were just beginning to flower when we saw them along the road to Keyes View In Joshua Tree National Park.

This is the flower stalk of the Mojave Yucca. When in full flower it is spectacular and we would see them in flower later in the day. This was photographed along the road to Keyes View.

The Joshua Trees for which Joshua Tree National Park is named are not trees but Yuccas. This is another species of Yucca that is found in the park, the Mojave Yucca, Yucca schidigera. These were coming into flower (we saw them open and blooming later) along the Keyes Point Road.