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growing in Juniperus scopulorum.

This is the northernmost known population of Great Basin bristlecone pine.

Human is 5'2", for scale. One of the biggest chaparral yuccas I've seen so far.

one isolated, senesced plant along Panorama Loop trail.

on Agave deserti in bloom, only blooming Agave seen in this canyon, which seems early, bloom in late December.

1,300' elevation. Yucca schidigera grow at low elevation in a Sonoran Desert setting. Common from here to the east. Lowest elevation individual I saw is this one.

She's nesting by my front door window and has two chicks -- but I'm not sure what she is - Allen's? Anna's? Ideas appreciated

Yuccas sprouting 4 weeks after the Woolsey Fire.

cluster of approx 2 dozen plants, growing near crest of ridgeline.