Labels:text | font | screenshot | black and white | white OCR: Yuccas are perennial plants belonging to the agave family They grow in the deserts of the American southwest, and some like the Joshua-tree Yucca brevifolia characteristic of the Mojave desert have a central woody trunk varying in height up to 40 feet, depending on the species. Other yuccas have a short trunk and have a rosette of stiff, sword-shaped leaves. The soaptree yucca Yucca elata has soapy material in its root and trunk that has been used as a soap substitute by Native Americans. The flower stalks of this plant are a favorite food for cattle reared in the seri desert
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