Hesperoyucca whipplei Calflora

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Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Trel.

Chaparral yucca

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:


JEF	Hesperoyucca whipplei var. graminifolia
JEF + PLANTS	Yucca californica
JEF + PLANTS	Yucca nitida
JEF	Yucca ortgiesiana
JEF + PLANTS	Yucca whipplei ssp. caespitosa
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Information about Hesperoyucca whipplei from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (HEWH) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	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: 04/02/2025).