Yucca Seeds (Yucca Schidigera) -30seeds-

Description: Mojave Yucca Seeds (Yucca schidigera) Mojave Desert -30 seeds- Gathered wild at an elevation of 4500ft in the Mojave desert, these yucca seeds are perfectly rip. The high amount of rainfall we received this last year has sprouted the biggest fruits an seed pods seen in many years, if any at all. Native tribes ground these seeds into a flour, which was edible but not a favorite. The prominent flower stalk served additional yucca plant uses. The stalk can be carved into decorative sticks. There are some reports of early people making musical instruments from these stalks, akin to a didgeridoo. We have also heard unconfirmed reports that the stalk was ground into a powder to then serve as a deodorant. Mojave Yucca is a species in the Agaveceae (Agave) family that is native to southern California. It grows in coastal sage scrub near the coast, in mountain chaparral, and in desert transition areas at elevations from sea level to 8,200 feet. Like others in this family it is a monocot, so the leaves have parallel veins. The leaves emerge from a central rosette, are succulent and quite stiff, with sharp terminal spines and long, tough fibers. Some of these fibers are typically visible along the edge of the leaves. Native people processed the leaves and used the fibers for cordage. In spring the plant produces a flower stalk 12-18 inches in height covered with white or cream colored flowers. The flower is pollinated by only a single species of Yucca Moth, and many of the flowers go unpollinated. The fruit is a large capsule holding dozens of black, wedge-shaped seeds. It reproduces only by seed, not by offsets as other Agaves do. Unlike most other members of this family, Mojave Yucca does not die after blooming, a trait it shares with Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia). For this reason, it tends to grow taller with age, starting at ground level as a young plant and eventually reaching 10ft. or more. Older plants are usually branched and each branch carrying a leaf rosette. Areas that support older specimens have not been disturbed or burned for many years.

Price: 14.99 USD

Location: Bullhead City, Arizona

End Time: 2024-04-06T21:20:19.000Z

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