| Hooveria | |
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| Hooveria parviflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Hooveria D.W.Taylor & D.J.Keil |
| Type species | |
| Hooveria parviflora | |
Hooveria is a genus of perennial bulbous plants in the Agavaceae family native to California and northwest Baja California. They are among a number of taxa referred to as amole (having detergent properties). They are characterized by diurnal flowering and were formerly placed in the genus Chlorogalum, which consists of vespertine flowering species. They are named in honor of Robert F. Hoover,[1] a field botanist from California who was responsible for founding the botanical garden and herbarium at California State Polytechnic College.[2]
- ^ Taylor, D.W. and D.J. Keil. 2018. Hooveria, a new genus liberated from Chlorogalum (Agavaceae subf. Chlorogaloideae). Phytoneuron 2018-67: 1–6. Published 1 October 2018. ISSN 2153-733X
- ^ "Hoover, Robert Francis (1913-1970)". JSTOR. Retrieved 25 December 2021.