How about this gorgeous specimen of a yucca!!! Did you know that the yucca is part of the lily family?!! (I learn something new every day) Around these parts we know it as Spanish Bayonet or Spanish Dagger.
The Paiutes dried the fruit from this plant for their use in the winter. And the fibers in the 'leaves' were used for all sort of ingenuitive projects, like for the making of sandals and rope and cloth. The waxy, beautiful white flowers (that bloom in the spring) could be eaten and the black seeds were ground up to make flour. The roots were used to make soap!!!
Some reports claim that Native Americans washed their hair with yucca to fight dandruff and hair loss. Among the other maladies this yucca has been used to treat are headaches, bleeding, gonorrhea, arthritis and rheumatism. Also used as a natural deodorizer. Used in pet deodorizers.
Isnt the desert a wonder?
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