PLANTS Profile for Hesperoyucca whipplei (chaparral yucca)

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PLANTS Profile

Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Baker
chaparral yucca

Symbol:

HEWH

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Agavaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb
Shrub
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Baker

Yucca whipplei

Margaret Williams. Courtesy of Nevada Native Plant Society. ©Nevada Native Plant Society. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

More Information:

Synonym Information:

YUWH: Characteristics
YUWH: Plant Guide (pdf) (doc)

Images:
Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Baker

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Synonyms:
Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Baker

YUCA4	Yucca californica Lemmon
YUGR	Yucca graminifolia Alph. Wood
YUNI	Yucca nitida C. Wright ex W. Watson
YUWH	Yucca whipplei Torr.	chaparral yucca
YUWHC	Yucca whipplei Torr. ssp. caespitosa (M.E. Jones) Haines
YUWHE	Yucca whipplei Torr. ssp. eremica Epling & Haines	Our Lord's-candle
YUWHI	Yucca whipplei Torr. ssp. intermedia Haines
YUWHP	Yucca whipplei Torr. ssp. parishii (M.E. Jones) Haines
YUWHP2	Yucca whipplei Torr. ssp. percursa Haines
YUWHC2	Yucca whipplei Torr. var. caespitosa M.E. Jones	chaparral yucca
YUWHG	Yucca whipplei Torr. var. graminifolia (Alph. Wood) Trel.
YUWHI2	Yucca whipplei Torr. var. intermedia (Haines) J.M. Webber
YUWHP3	Yucca whipplei Torr. var. parishii M.E. Jones
YUWHP4	Yucca whipplei Torr. var. percursa (Haines) J.M. Webber
YUWHW	Yucca whipplei Torr. var. whipplei	chaparral yucca

Distribution:
Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Baker


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USA (AZ, CA)

Related Taxa:
Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Baker

View 10 genera in Agavaceae, 2 species in Hesperoyucca

Classification:
Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Baker

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Agavaceae – Century-plant family
Genus	Hesperoyucca (Engelm.) Baker
Species	Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Baker – chaparral yucca

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Baker

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
Yucca whipplei var. whipplei
Our Lord's candle		Salvage restricted

More Accounts and Images:
Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Baker

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 09/21/2008 03:19 AM MDT