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Quixote Plant, Chapparal Yucca

Hesperoyucca whipplei

Synonyms: Yucca whipplei; Hesperoyucca whipplei var. graminifolia; Yucca californica; Yucca graminifolia; Yucca nitida; Yucca ortgiesiana; Yucca whipplei subsp. caespitosa; Yucca whipplei var. caespitosa; Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia; Yucca whipplei var. intermedia; Yucca whipplei subsp. parishii; Yucca whipplei var. parishii; Yucca whipplei subsp. percursa; Yucca whipplei var. percursa

Quixote Plant, Chapparal Yucca: Hesperoyucca whipplei (Synonyms: Yucca whipplei; Hesperoyucca whipplei var. graminifolia; Yucca californica; Yucca graminifolia; Yucca nitida; Yucca ortgiesiana; Yucca whipplei subsp. caespitosa; Yucca whipplei var. caespitosa; Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia; Yucca whipplei var. intermedia; Yucca whipplei subsp. parishii; Yucca whipplei var. parishii; Yucca whipplei subsp. percursa; Yucca whipplei var. percursa) - Quixote Plant, Chapparal Yucca: Hesperoyucca whipplei (Synonyms: Yucca whipplei; Hesperoyucca whipplei var. graminifolia; Yucca californica; Yucca graminifolia; Yucca nitida; Yucca ortgiesiana; Yucca whipplei subsp. caespitosa; Yucca whipplei var. caespitosa; Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia; Yucca whipplei var. intermedia; Yucca whipplei subsp. parishii; Yucca whipplei var. parishii; Yucca whipplei subsp. percursa; Yucca whipplei var. percursa) - Quixote Plant, Chapparal Yucca: Hesperoyucca whipplei (Synonyms: Yucca whipplei; Hesperoyucca whipplei var. graminifolia; Yucca californica; Yucca graminifolia; Yucca nitida; Yucca ortgiesiana; Yucca whipplei subsp. caespitosa; Yucca whipplei var. caespitosa; Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia; Yucca whipplei var. intermedia; Yucca whipplei subsp. parishii; Yucca whipplei var. parishii; Yucca whipplei subsp. percursa; Yucca whipplei var. percursa)

Quixote Plant, Chapparal Yucca: Hesperoyucca whipplei (Synonyms: Yucca whipplei; Hesperoyucca whipplei var. graminifolia; Yucca californica; Yucca graminifolia; Yucca nitida; Yucca ortgiesiana; Yucca whipplei subsp. caespitosa; Yucca whipplei var. caespitosa; Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia; Yucca whipplei var. intermedia; Yucca whipplei subsp. parishii; Yucca whipplei var. parishii; Yucca whipplei subsp. percursa; Yucca whipplei var. percursa) - Quixote Plant, Chapparal Yucca: Hesperoyucca whipplei (Synonyms: Yucca whipplei; Hesperoyucca whipplei var. graminifolia; Yucca californica; Yucca graminifolia; Yucca nitida; Yucca ortgiesiana; Yucca whipplei subsp. caespitosa; Yucca whipplei var. caespitosa; Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia; Yucca whipplei var. intermedia; Yucca whipplei subsp. parishii; Yucca whipplei var. parishii; Yucca whipplei subsp. percursa; Yucca whipplei var. percursa)

Quixote Plant, Chapparal Yucca: Hesperoyucca whipplei (Synonyms: Yucca whipplei; Hesperoyucca whipplei var. graminifolia; Yucca californica; Yucca graminifolia; Yucca nitida; Yucca ortgiesiana; Yucca whipplei subsp. caespitosa; Yucca whipplei var. caespitosa; Yucca whipplei subsp. intermedia; Yucca whipplei var. intermedia; Yucca whipplei subsp. parishii; Yucca whipplei var. parishii; Yucca whipplei subsp. percursa; Yucca whipplei var. percursa)

Chapparal yucca as seen in Culp Valley, several miles southwest of Borrego Springs, CA, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park..........March 29, 2011.
Paul Slichter