Hesperoyucca whipplei or Chaparral Yucca is a common sight through southern California and Baja Cali
Hesperoyucca whipplei or Chaparral Yucca is a common sight through southern California and Baja California where it grows as the name suggests in chaparral among other habitats.The plant is pollinated through a symbiotic relationship with the California Yucca Moth (Tegeticula maculata) in which she collects a ball of pollen from several flowers and deliberately pollinates another flower with it. An egg is laid into the ovary of the flower, having ensured that many seeds will set to provide food for the larva.Native Americans made use of just about every part of the plant: fiber from the leaves, flowers, stem, pods, and seeds all providing food. -- source link
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