The namesake Joshua tree grows in the desert landscape of Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California. The park has had a human presence dating back to more than 5,000 years ago<g class="gr_ gr_6 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_run_anim Punctuation only-del replaceWithoutSep" data-gr-id="6">,</g> when Native Americans lived nomadically in the area. In more recent years, miners and cattle ranchers have occupied the land.&nbsp;