Nolina erumpens | |
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in Cottonwood Canyon in Texas | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
Genus: | Nolina |
Species: | N. erumpens
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Binomial name | |
Nolina erumpens (Torr.) S.Wats.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Nolina erumpens, the foothill beargrass, [2] mesa sacahuista, [3] or sand beargrass, is a member of the subfamily Nolinaceae of family Asparagaceae, native to New Mexico, Texas and adjacent regions of north Mexico. [1]
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] The plant flowers in the late spring and early summer and the flowers attract ants, wasps and bees. [4] Fruit is capsule-shaped and thin-walled. [4]
Nolina erumpens is extremely rare in amateur private collections but may be found in some botanical gardens among collections of succulent plants. [5]
Nolina erumpens | |
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in Cottonwood Canyon in Texas | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
Genus: | Nolina |
Species: | N. erumpens
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Binomial name | |
Nolina erumpens (Torr.) S.Wats.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Nolina erumpens, the foothill beargrass, [2] mesa sacahuista, [3] or sand beargrass, is a member of the subfamily Nolinaceae of family Asparagaceae, native to New Mexico, Texas and adjacent regions of north Mexico. [1]
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] The plant flowers in the late spring and early summer and the flowers attract ants, wasps and bees. [4] Fruit is capsule-shaped and thin-walled. [4]
Nolina erumpens is extremely rare in amateur private collections but may be found in some botanical gardens among collections of succulent plants. [5]