species 24,007 observations
Mojave Yucca
Yucca schidigera
Field notes
Yucca schidigera, also known as the Mojave yucca or Spanish dagger, is a perennial plant in the asparagus family Asparagaceae, native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It is most common in the Mojave Desert, but also occurs extensively in the Sonoran Desert and west to the Pacific coast of southern California and Baja California.
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it


Yucca Giant-skipper, Eastern Yucca Moth, Sosipatra rileyella
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Acmaeoderopsis guttifera
1
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it

Western Leaf-footed Bug, Dogwood-Milkweed Aphid
2
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors


Convergent Lady Beetle, Black-throated Sparrow, Ornate Checkered Beetle, White-bowed Smoothwing
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Plant type
- Perennial Shrub Tree Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.