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Other Names: Adam's Needle, Aloe Yucca, Arbre de Josué, Bear Grass, Dagger Plant, Joshua Tree, Mohave Yucca, Mojave Yucca, Our-Lord's-Candle, Soapweed, Spanish Bayonet, Yuca, Yucca aloifolia, Yucca angustifolia, Yucca arborescens, Yucca brevifolia, Yucca filamentosa, Yucca glauca, Yucca mohavensis, Yucca schidigera, Yucca whipplei.<br>Yucca is a tree. The root of the non-flowering plant is used to make medicine.<br>

The Yucca Plant is indigenous to the Mojave and Sonoran Desert of Southeastern California, Baja California, Southern Nevada and Western Arizona. The Yucca Schidigera is the species used for most medicinal purposes. The plant is commonly called the Mojave Yucca, it is an evergreen flowering succulent plant that grows to a height of about sixteen feet. Yucca leaves contain a high level of saponins, a soapy compound historically used to make soap and shampoo. It is also used as a foaming agent in some beverages and food, particularly in root beer. Native Americans and early settlers used Yucca schidigera as a food.