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title: "Joshua Tree, California — GetMap"
description: "A yucca gives this desert its name. Joshua trees are not trees but yuccas, with stiff branches ending in clusters of green blades. They grow in the…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJe6hluYWP2oAR4p3rOqftdxk
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# Joshua Tree

A yucca gives this desert its name

Nature · 🇺🇸 California · one place, one stop

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Joshua trees are not trees but yuccas, with stiff branches ending in clusters of green blades. They grow in the Mojave Desert half of the park, while creosote bush and other desert plants cover the lower Colorado Desert, where the two ecosystems meet.

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