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Yucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
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Field Notes

Habitat:

coastal chaparral of the Santa Monica Mountains

Notes:

Hesperoyucca whipplei (syn. Yucca whipplei ) (chaparral yucca, our Lord's candle, Spanish bayonet, Quixote yucca, common yucca, foothill yucca) is a species of flowering plant closely related to, and formerly usually included in, the genus Yucca. It is native to southern California, United States and Baja California, Mexico, where it occurs mainly in chaparral, coastal sage scrub, and oak woodland plant communities at altitudes of 300–2500 m.

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