Near Mountainair in Socorro County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Soaptree yucca

Palmilla

— Yucca elata - Lily family —

Soaptree yucca Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 10, 2025

1. Soaptree yucca Marker

Inscription. Yucca seeds, flowers, and buds are edible. Puebloans weaved rope, sandals, and mats from the long fibers in the leaves and crushed roots to make soap. Uniquely adapted moths pollinate each yucca species.

Erected by Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument and National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Indigenous Peoples and Communities.

Location. 34° 15.564′ N, 106° 5.597′ W. Marker is near Mountainair, New Mexico, in Socorro County. It is on Wsmr S Rte 41 south of New Mexico Route 55. The marker is located on the grounds of the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument - Gran Quivíra Ruins. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mountainair NM 87036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest New Mexico and in the Rio Grande Valley.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Republic of Texas.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: One-seed juniper (here, next to this marker); Gran Quivira (a few steps from this marker); Power from the sun (within shouting distance of this marker); Pricklypear (within shouting distance of this marker); Walkingstick cholla (within shouting distance of this marker); Four-wing saltbush (within shouting distance of this marker); Exploring Las Humanas / Explorando Las Humanas (within shouting distance of this marker); Las Misiones de los Pueblos de Salinas (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountainair.

The Soaptree yucca and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 10, 2025

2. The Soaptree yucca and Marker

The view of the Soaptree yucca Marker along the trail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 10, 2025

3. The view of the Soaptree yucca Marker along the trail

Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 97 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 9, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.