Hesperoyucca whipplei

Chaparral yucca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: Hesperoyucca
Species:
H. whipplei
Binomial name
Hesperoyucca whipplei
(Torr.) Trel.
Synonyms
  • Yucca engelmannii Mast.
  • Yucca graminifolia Alph. Wood
  • Yucca nitida C.Wright ex. W.Watson
  • Yucca whipplei Torr.

Hesperoyucca whipplei (syn. Yucca whipplei), the chaparral yucca, our Lord's candle, Spanish bayonet, Quixote yucca or foothill yucca, is a species of flowering plant closely related to, and formerly usually included in, the genus Yucca. It is native to southwest communities of North America.

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