(Jon of the Clue Crew reports from White Sands National Monument, New Mexico.)  For desert trekkers in the Southwest, it might come in handy to know that the soaptree type of this stiff-leaved evergreen has edible flowers
Native Americans used the fiber of the soaptree yucca's 
leaves to make... [DOC] [TLE] Group of soaptree yucca: White Sands National Monument, New ... [PAR] Pictures of White Sands National Monument, New Mexico: Early morning sun on 
a group of yucca elata (soaptree yucca); San Andres ... Desert plants, yuccas, 
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