Yucca elata plant at the White Sands National Monument, the world's largest gypsum dunefield, New Mexico, United States of America, North America

Soaptree, Yucca in dunes, Yucca elata, gypsum dune field, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA

Soaptree at sunset, Yucca elata, gypsum dune field, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA

Soaptree, Yucca in dunes, Yucca elata, gypsum dune field, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA

Soaptree Yucca (Yucca elata) in dunes, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA, North America

Soaptree Yucca (Yucca elata) in dunes, White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA, North America

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris), immature male on blooming Soaptree Yucca (Yucca elata), Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA