Greetings from the Mojave Desert, where the Joshua Tree, 'weird member of the lily family', is found

Grows only in the Mojave Desert. 

From Retiring Guy's postcard collection

(postmarked July 17, 1957)

Text on message side.  The Joshua Tree, weird member of the lily family, grows to an average height of 20 to 30 feet and a spread of 15 to 20 feet.   Its clusters of waxy bells are like beacons in the desert though it does not bloom every year, depending on the rainfall.  Birds and lizards live in these trees and Indians used the smaller red roots for designs in basketry.

Source:  SoftSchools

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