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Hesperoyucca whipplei
(Torrey) Baker ex Trelease
Very widespread, robust plant occuring from Baja California to California. Attractive plant that dies after flowering. Forms very symmetrical, dense rosettes and an impressive inflorescence
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First Description |
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Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 4: 208, 1893
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Synonyms
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Yucca californica Groenland (1858) (Revue Horticole, ser. 4: 434, 1858)
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Yucca engelmannii Masters (1880) (Gardeners Chronicle, n.s., 14: 43, 1880)
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Yucca graminifolia Wood (1868) (Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20: 167, 1868)
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Yucca nitida C. Wright ex W. Watson (1906) (Gardeners Chronicle, ser. 3, 39: 154, 1906)
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Yucca ortgiesiana Roezl (1880) (Belgique Hort. 1880: 51, 1880)
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Hesperoyucca peninsularis (McKelvey) Clary (2001) (Sida 19(4): 845, 2001)
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Yucca peninsularis McKelvey (1947) (Yuccas of the Southwestern United States 2: 52, 1947)
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Yucca whipplei Torrey (1859) (Basionym) (Report Upon the Colorado River of the West 3 (Botany): 29, 1861)
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Yucca whipplei fa. graminifolia (Trelease) Voss (1895)
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Yucca whipplei ssp. caespitosa (Jones) Haines (1942) (Madroņo 6: 43, 1941)
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Yucca whipplei ssp. eremica Epling & Haines (1957) (Brittonia 9: 172, 1957)
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Yucca whipplei ssp. intermedia Haines (1941) (Madroņo 6: 43-44, 1941)
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Yucca whipplei ssp. parishii (Jones) Haines (1941) (Madroņo 6: 44-45, 1941)
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Yucca whipplei ssp. percursa Haines (1941) (Madroņo 6: 43, 1941)
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Yucca whipplei ssp. rigata Afferni & Drovandi ex Afferni (2004) (Piante Grasse 24(3): 92, ills., 2004)
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Yucca whipplei ssp. typica Haines (1941) (Madroņo 6: 44, 1941)
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Yucca whipplei var. caespitosa Jones (1929) (Contributions to Western Botany 15: 59, 1929)
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Hesperoyucca whipplei var. graminifolia Trelease (1893) (Annual Report of the Missouri Botanical Garden 4: 215, 1893)
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Yucca whipplei var. intermedia (Haines) Webber (1953) (Yuccas of the Southwest: 34, 1953)
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Yucca whipplei var. parishii Jones (1929) (Contributions to Western Botany 15: 59, 1929)
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Yucca whipplei var. percursa (Haines) Webber (1953) (Yuccas of the Southwest: 35, 1953)
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Yucca whipplei var. violacea André (1884)
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Literature
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McKelvey, S. D.: A Verification of the Occurrence of Yucca Whipplei in Arizona: 1934 |
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Greenhouse, J. A. & Strother, J. L.: Hesperoyucca whipplei and Yucca whipplei (Agavaceae), 2002 |
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Basic Data
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Diameter |
up to 120cm |
Inflorescence |
up to 3.5m |
Flower Color |
white |
Flowering Time |
May - June |
Reproduction |
seed, vegetative |
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Natural Location
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Occurrence |
Arizona, California, Baja California Norte, Baja California Sur, Sonora |
Remarks
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Adult
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Inflorescence
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Flower
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Various
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Indoor Summer
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Exposition |
sunny to half shady |
Watering |
plenty |
Indoor Winter
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Temperature |
keep frost free |
Soil |
keep slightly moist |
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