Yuccas are native, primarily, to the American Southwest and Mexico ... the Biblical figure and the yucca trees that dotted the landscape of the Mormons’ new home. Incidentally, another name ...

New Mexico is home to a plant that perfectly symbolizes the state's tenacity and natural beauty – the yucca. In fact, the yucca has been the state's flower for decades. As a symbol of ...

New Mexico has a number of unusual official state symbols. In addition to the more typical designation of state flower (yucca flower), state bird (roadrunner) and state tree (pinion tree), New ...