Genus of flowering plants of the Agavoideae subfamily
Hesperoyucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Asparagaceae
Subfamily:
Agavoideae
Genus:
Hesperoyucca (Engelmann) Baker
Synonyms[1]
Yucca sect. Hesperoyucca Engelm.
Hesperoyucca is a small genus of two recognized species of flowering plants closely related to, and recently split from, Yucca, which is in the century plant subfamily within the asparagus family.[2]
Hesperoyucca whipplei (syn. Yucca whipplei), the chaparral yucca, our Lord's candle, Spanish bayonet, Quixote yucca or foothill yucca, is a species of...
Hesperoyucca is a small genus of two recognized species of flowering plants closely related to, and recently split from, Yucca, which is in the century...
Hesperoyucca peninsularis, the peninsular candle or lechuguilla, is a plant species endemic to the Baja California peninsula. It is a perennial forming...
Hesperoyucca newberryi, commonly known as the Grand Canyon Quixote plant or Newberry's yucca, is a plant species endemic to Arizona. It is found only in...
as yucca moths; they are mutualistic pollinators of various Yucca and Hesperoyucca species. Tegeticula altiplanella Tegeticula antithetica Tegeticula baccatella...
Yucca are now classified in the genera Dasylirion, Furcraea, Hesperaloe, Hesperoyucca, and Nolina. From 1897 to 1907, Carl Ludwig Sprenger created and named...
[page needed] Along with plants from the closely related genera Yucca, Hesperoyucca, and Hesperaloe, various Agave species are popular ornamental plants...
Hesperaloe Engelm. in S.Watson Agavoideae Hesperocallis A.Gray Agavoideae Hesperoyucca (Engelm.) Trel. (included in Yucca by some sources) Nolinoideae Heteropolygonatum...
in S.Watson Hesperocallis A.Gray Hesperocallidaceae, Hyacinthaceae Hesperoyucca (Engelm.) Trel. (included in Yucca by some sources) Yuccaceae Hosta Tratt...
growth but may have tough leaves and hard, fibrous stems (e.g., palms and Hesperoyucca whipplei) Yatskievych, George. "Tree fern". Encyclopædia Britannica....
It is found in North America. Its host plant is the chaparral yucca, Hesperoyucca whipplei. "Scyphophorus yuccae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information...
pine. Hesperoyucca whipplei, colloquially known as Chaparral Yucca, is commonplace throughout the lower elevations of the climate zone. Hesperoyucca whipplei...
most beautiful jewel-flower (Streptanthus albidus ssp. Peramoenus). Hesperoyucca whipplei, colloquially known as Chaparral Yucca, is commonplace throughout...
and in some locales, cacti and succulents, are also part of the flora. Hesperoyucca whipplei, colloquially known as Chaparral Yucca, is commonplace throughout...
Spanish dagger is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Hesperoyucca whipplei — Southern California, United States and Baja California, Mexico...
Arctostaphylos glauca, and Arctostaphylos patula) .: 344–350 Chaparral yucca (Hesperoyucca whipplei) is commonplace throughout the climate zone.[citation needed]...
larvae feed exclusively on developing seeds of Hesperoyucca whipplei. It is the sole pollinator of Hesperoyucca whipplei. Tegeticula maculata maculata Tegeticula...