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Yucca Schidigera Blooming

Common name: Yucca
Scientific name: Yucca schidigers / Whipplei
Kumeyaay name: Aakull

Southern California high desert yucca plant is professionally photographed showing many yellow and purple yucca blossems. The yucca plant is eatable and common uses include natural soap and shampoo.

Please see information about how the California Native American Indians use Yucca plant, and how some of today's Indians are continuning the ageless tradition to produce fibers, strings, ropes, nets, bags.

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DRIED Yucca Schidigera Seed Pods

The rollover photo shows a dried yucca plant with the seed cycle in dried seed pods.