Yucca (Yucca schidigera), also known as theMojave yuccaorSpanish Dagger, is a flowering plantthat is native to the Mojave Desertand Sonoran Desert of southeastern California, Baja California, southern Nevadaand western Arizona.

This yucca typically grows on rocky desert slopes and Creosote desert flats between 980–3,900 ft altitude, rarely up to 8,200 ft. They thrive in full sun and in soil with excellent drainage. It also needs no summer water. It is related to the Banana yucca (Yucca baccata), which occurs in the same general area.