A Joshua tree silhouetted by the setting sun in California's Mojave Desert. The largest of the yuccas; Yucca brevifolia; it is characteristic of the Mojave Desert; and symbolic for the area. Mormon pioneers named the species Joshua; seeing in its uplifted branches the image of a person in prayer; gesturing wildly; pointing the way to a Biblical Promised Land.

---

Size: 3713px × 5570px
Location:
Photo credit: © William Warren / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: agave, botany, brevifolia, california, color, daytime, desert, flora, joshua, mojave, outdoors, people, plants, silhouette, succulents, sun, sunset, tree, usa, vertical, yucca