After #sundown in @whitesandsnps and admiring this #YuccaFlower from a #YuccaPlant that was a late bloomer and decided to rise above the #whitesand which had buried it and at least throw some flowers! I didn't think I would see any flowers in July but I lucked out because of the later arrivals! #WhiteSandsNationalPark is quite a spiritual place. I can feel the deep energy of the land here! (at White Sands National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiAqkhorRS6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
I’m using my @reiffknives F4 knife to cut some chaparral yucca for a weaving project I’m working on. If you’ve worked with or ran into it, you know the plant is like reaching into a bucket of needles. The points stab and the rigid sides of the palms can be sharp and cut like a blade. I’ll update you on the pics and hopefully some video of the project. Tag someone that would like to do a project like this or share your experience with weaving. This was cut from the side of a hiking trail for safety. #reiffknives #knives #knife #bushcraftingskills #bushcraftgear #bushcraftknife #yucca #yuccaplant #weaving #basketweave #basketweaving #primative #primativeskills #bushcrafting #survival #survivalskills #knowledge #selfreliance #wilderness #bushcraftandprepping #nature https://www.instagram.com/p/CgAjcyqJYQj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Today is the first day of summer! The kids are still in school but the baby and I transplanted the Spineless Yucca plant into two different pots. Fingers crossed the survive the medium height one hardly had any roots maybe two of three small ones.
Scenes From My Walk - Yucca Plant Begins To Bloom #ScenesFromMyWalk #Yucca #YuccaPlant #YuccaBloom #NewMexicoPlants #Naturalist (at Santa Fe, New Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdrWLE6ru8g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
The yucca to me was always the hardest to photograph of the flowers in it garden. Their clustered nature and stark white makes finding a single focal point difficult. Think i did an acceptable job here. What do you think? Taken with the amazing Nikon d700 using a yongnuo 50mm 1.8. Link in bio https://theartofstevenpiscione.darkroom.tech ——————— #art #artistsoninstgram #digitalphotography #monochrome #monochromephotography #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #theartofstevenpiscione #photographersofinstagram #nikond300 #nikond700 #fujifilmx100t #fujiphotography #photographer #homewoodartist #nikonphotography #chicagophotographer #fineartphotography #explore_bnw #bnwphotography #bnw_greatshots #bnw_captures #bnwawards #bnw #we_believe_in_black_and_white #raindrops #yuccaplant #flowerphotography #yongnuo50mm #highcontrast (at Homewood, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfaF4toJdrr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) are a species of plant in the family Asparagaceae (meaning this spiny clubbed plant is in the same family as garden variety asparagus, which is neat). They are native to the Mojave Desert, an arid rain-shadow desert of southwestern North America, and typically found at elevations between 2000-6000ft or 600-1800m.
The Mojave Desert is incredibly dry, and receives about 3-5 inches or 8-12 cm of rain annually during the winter months. Since water is scarce, Joshua trees are adapted to go for long periods of time without consistent rainfall. When it does rain, the tree can quickly produce seeds, which ensures that the seedlings will get a good supply of water to grow before it becomes dry again.
Producing seedlings requires the assistance of another desert species: the yucca moth. The female yucca moth pollinates the flower of the Joshua tree (and is the only known insect to be able to do so), and in turn lays her eggs in the plant to feed on some of its seeds. This is an example of a mutualistic symbiotic relationship, where both species benefit from the interaction (which, again, I think is neat).