| Nolina parryi | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Nolina |
| Species: | N. parryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Nolina parryi | |
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Nolina parryi (Parry's beargrass,[2] Parry nolina,[3] or giant nolina[3]) is a flowering plant that is native to Baja California, southern California and Arizona.
It can be found in deserts and mountains at elevations up to 2100 meters.
Description
It can exceed two meters in height, its inflorescence reaching 4 meters. The trunk is up to 60 centimeters in diameter. Leaves are borne in dense rosettes, each with up to 220 stiff linear leaves up to 140 centimeters long and 4 broad. It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants; the flowers are white, produced on the tall plume-like inflorescence that normally appears in late spring.[3][4]
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "{{{taxon}}}". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ a b c Flora of North America: Nolina parryi
- ^ Jepson Flora Project: Nolina parryi
- Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 7.
External links
- Calflora Database: Nolina parryi (Parry's beargrass, Parry's nolina)
- USDA Plants Profile for Nolina parryi (Parry's beargrass)
- UC CalPhotos gallery