Asparagaceae
Hesperoyucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei (Torr.) Trel.

First published in Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 4: 208 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Central & S. California to Mexico (Baja California). It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

California, Mexico Northwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Raven, P.H.; Mathias, M.; Turner, J. [12680] Mexico Yucca whipplei subsp. eremica K002170580 Yes
Clokey, I.W. [6994] United States Yucca whipplei var. parishii K002170529 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Yucca whipplei K002170704 Yes
Summers, L.A. [s.n.] United States Yucca whipplei K002170526 Yes
Yucca whipplei K:SPC-25980.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Yucca whipplei K002170712 Yes
Coville, F.V.; Funston, F. [1085] United States Yucca whipplei K002170516 Yes
Arnott, H.J. [140] United States Yucca whipplei K002170525 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Yucca whipplei K002170705 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom Yucca whipplei K002170710 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Yucca whipplei K001096508 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bigelow, J.M. [s.n.] United States Yucca whipplei K000644189 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bigelow, J.M. [s.n.] United States Yucca whipplei K000644190 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [18623] United States Yucca whipplei K002170521 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Yucca whipplei K002170701 Yes
Constance, L.; Morrison, J.L. [2269] United States Yucca whipplei K002170524 Yes
[Keuksl, K.] [s.n.] Yucca whipplei K002170707 Yes
Clokey, I.W.; Templeton, B. [4448] United States Yucca whipplei K002170523 Yes
Roderick, M. [s.n.] United States Yucca whipplei K002170527 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Yucca whipplei K002170713 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Yucca whipplei K002170706 Yes
Krelage [s.n.] Yucca whipplei K002170703 Yes
Abrams, L. [3547] United States Yucca whipplei K002170518 Yes
Abrams, L. [2564] United States Yucca whipplei K002170517 Yes
[G. R. Nasey] [636] Paraguay Yucca whipplei K002170515 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Yucca whipplei K002170702 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Yucca whipplei K002170709 Yes
Nowell, J.T. [18623] United States Yucca whipplei K002170520 Yes
Spencer, M.F. [163] United States Yucca whipplei K002170522 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Yucca whipplei K001096507 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images