Nolina erumpens
| Nolina erumpens | |
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| in Cottonwood Canyon in Texas | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Angiosperms |
| Class: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Genus: | Nolina |
| Species: | N. erumpens |
| Binomial name | |
| Nolina erumpens (Torr.) S.Wats. | |
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Nolina erumpens, foothill beargrass,[2] mesa sacahuista,[3] or sand beargrass, is a member of the Asparagaceae family subfamily Nolinaceae native to New Mexico, Texas and adjacent regions of north Mexico.[1]
Description
The 2-2.6 feet long, 0.8 inch wide longitudinally grooved leaves of N. erumpens grow in wide tufts, and are sharp and serrated on the margins with loose-hanging filament-like appendages. The inflorescences are club shaped and rarely grow longer than the leaves, and bear numerous tiny, cream-colored flowers.[3]
Cultivation
Nolina erumpens is extremely rare in amateur private collections but may be found in some botanical gardens among collections of succulent plants.[4]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ "Nolina erumpens". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- 1 2 Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 416, 418, Mesa sacahuista, Nolina erumpens (Torrey) S. Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 14: 248. 1879.
- ↑ Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte
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