Calflora Taxon Report
Hesperoyucca whipplei  (Torr.) Trel.
Chaparral yucca
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2019 Matt Berger
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Hesperoyucca whipplei is a shrub that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
also called Yucca whipplei
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Genus: Hesperoyucca
Family: Agavaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot
Habitat: slopes

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFHesperoyucca whipplei var. graminifolia
JEF + PLANTSYucca californica
JEF + PLANTSYucca graminifolia
JEF + PLANTSYucca nitida
JEFYucca ortgiesiana
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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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