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add more info - New Mexico state flower
A '''Yucca''' is a [[genus]] of [[plants]] of the [[lily]] family found in [[desert]] regions of the southwestern [[United States]] and [[Mexico]]. Yuccas usually bear clusters of sword-shaped leaves and white waxy [[flowers]]. All depend on the Yucca moth for [[pollination]].
A '''Yucca''' is a [[genus]] of [[plants]] of the [[lily]] family found in [[desert]] regions of the southwestern [[United States]] and [[Mexico]]. Yuccas usually bear clusters of sword-shaped leaves and white waxy [[flowers]]. All depend on the Yucca moth for [[pollination]].
The Yucca ''(Yucca glauca)'' is the [[state flower]] of [[New Mexico]]. <ref>http://www.50states.com/flower/newmexico.htm</ref> <ref>http://www.newmexico.gov/</ref> This plant grows easily in the sand and hot [[desert]] climate prevalent in much of New Mexico. The yukka is also called "Lamparas de dios" ("Lamps of God"). <ref>http://www.nmusa.com/yucca.htm</ref>
==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://www.newmexico.gov/ Official Government website for New Mexico]
[[Category:New Mexico]]
[[Category: Botany]]
[[Category: Botany]]