chaparral yucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei

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Hesperoyucca whipplei (syn. Yucca whipplei ) (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 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 0–2500 m.

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