| Hesperoyucca | |
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| Hesperoyucca whipplei | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Hesperoyucca (Engelmann) Baker |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Yucca sect. Hesperoyucca Engelm. | |
Hesperoyucca is a small genus of two recognized species of flowering plants closely related to, and recently split from, Yucca, which is in the century plant subfamily within the asparagus family.[2]