Yucca whipplei Calflora

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Taxon Report

Yucca whipplei Torr.

(not an active name)

Chaparral yucca, Our lord's candle

Yucca whipplei is a shrub that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.

also called Hesperoyucca whipplei


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Genus:	Yucca
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

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JEF + PLANTS	Hesperoyucca whipplei

Information about Yucca whipplei from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (HEWH) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/07/2025).