Yucca is a genus of over 40 perennial plants, shrubs, and trees. A few are grown as houseplants, including Yucca gigantea (also known as Y. guatemalensis and Y. elephantipes) and the Yucca aloifolia.

Because the caterpillars only feed on blue lupine plants, they depend on hatching ... that depend on each other for survival, such as the yucca plant and yucca moth, Li said.

Residents of Yucca Valley and surrounding areas spoke at a public meeting Monday, asking state wildlife staff to reconsider ...