RSA - California Botanic Garden Herbarium (RSA:RSA)
RSA0034368
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Yucca whipplei Torr.
Asparagaceae
A. C. Sanders (s.d.)
A. C. Sanders
33817
2007-05-15
15 May 2007
T. B. Salvato, Mitch Provance
United States, California, Kern, Tehachapi Mountains: steep SW-facing slopes above Crane Canyon, c. 1 mile SE of Castac Lake; (Lebec 7.5’ Q.).
34.824167 -118.829722 +-1000m.
1250 meters
4100ft.
Oak scrub burned last fall and now resprouting, sprouts 1-2 ft. tall. Fire apparently hot, based on little remaining potential fuel and low density of annuals. Annuals few but large; good diversity of species.
Skeletons and a few live plants of Yucca whipplei, Pinus monophylla (few), Juniperus californica, Arcrostaphylos, Quercus wislizenii, etc.
Uncommon to fairly common perennial with clustered leaf rosettes (cespitose clumps); fls. white. Infls. 1.5-2 m tall.