Beavertail, hedgehog, barrel, cottontop and cholla cacti, as well as yucca, creosote and other shrubs all are up for grabs. Prices vary from $3.60 to $14.40 per plant, depending on the species.

Mojave yucca is also an important plant for manufacture of soap. In fact, the high content of saponifiers causes all parts of it to taste a bit "soapy" due to these chemicals.

Yucca’s sword-like leaves add texture to any space. Thanks to its tree-like stature, the yucca plant can grow several feet tall indoors. Outdoors, some varieties may reach 30 feet!

How much light your yucca plant needs Despite being a desert plant, indoor yucca plants don’t want the sun blaring down on them all day, which can actually burn their leaves. Instead, aim for ...

In the time of year when the yucca bloom, people migrated to locations of high concentration of what the Cahuilla called hunuvat plants for the harvest. They'd come to harvest this resource in April ...