Latin name: Yucca baccata Torrey
  Pronunciation: YUK-ka ba-KAY-ta

  Common name: Banana yucca
  Family: Agavaceae (Agave)
  Habitat: Dry slopes, 3000'-5000', joshua tree woodland,
  mountains of east San Bernardino Co.

  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Yucca  2) baccata
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