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Nolina arenicola

Nolina arenicola Correll

Sand Sacahuista, Trans-pecos Beargrass

Liliaceae (Lily family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: NOAR

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Clump of leaves up to about 4 feet tall. Scape up to about 1 foot tall.
Leaf: Leaves up to about 6 feet long, reflexed.
Fruit: 3-locular.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: May
Bloom Notes: Creamy to greenish white.

Distribution

USA: TX

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Nolina arenicola in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Nolina arenicola in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Nolina arenicola

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-10-21
Research By: CBR

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