Yucca brevifolia

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1378081
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Yucca brevifolia

Summary

Yucca brevifolia is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,043 views/month, #958 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yucca brevifolia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Yucca brevifolia is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Yucca brevifolia's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Yucca brevifolia is classified within Yucca sect. Clistoyucca[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Yucca brevifolia is Yucca brevifolia[7].
  • Yucca brevifolia's Commons category is recorded as Yucca brevifolia[8].
  • Yucca brevifolia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Yucca brevifolia[9].
  • Yucca brevifolia's Commons gallery is recorded as Yucca brevifolia[10].
  • Yucca brevifolia's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=42147[11].
  • Yucca brevifolia's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Y. brevifolia'}[12].
  • Yucca brevifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Joshua tree'}[13].
  • Yucca brevifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Izote de desierto'}[14].
  • Yucca brevifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Joosuanjukka'}[15].
  • Yucca brevifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'joosuanpuu'}[16].
  • Yucca brevifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'Cây Joshua'}[17].
  • Yucca brevifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'עץ יהושע'}[18].
  • Yucca brevifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '短叶丝兰'}[19].
  • Yucca brevifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '小叶丝兰'}[20].
  • Yucca brevifolia is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kratkolistna juka'}[21].
  • Yucca brevifolia's NatureServe conservation status is recorded as vulnerable[22].
  • Yucca brevifolia's has fruit type is recorded as capsule[23].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Yucca brevifolia is Yucca brevifolia[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Yucca sect. Clistoyucca[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Joshua tree'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Izote de desierto'}[14], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Joosuanjukka'}[15], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'joosuanpuu'}[16], {'lang': 'vi', 'text': 'Cây Joshua'}[17], and {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'עץ יהושע'}[18].

Identifiers

Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 47785[24] and 48469[25]. Yucca brevifolia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 101622[26]. Yucca brevifolia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1083621[27]. Yucca brevifolia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2775592[28]. Yucca brevifolia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 43135[29].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Yucca brevifolia include Joshua Tree National Park[30], a National Park of the United States[31], in United States[32], founded in 1994[33].

Why It Matters

Yucca brevifolia ranks in the top 0.49% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,043 views/month, #958 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for it include Joshua Tree National Park[30], a National Park of the United States[31], in United States[32], founded in 1994[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Illustrated Handbook of Succulent Plants: Monocotyledons. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . A dataset on catalogue of alien plants in China. wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] . wikidata.org.
  26. [22] . wikidata.org.
  27. [23] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has fruit type capsule
    Natureserve conservation status vulnerable
    Parent taxon Yucca sect. Clistoyucca
    Instance of taxon
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