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Nolina cismontana

Nolina cismontana Dice

Chaparral Beargrass, Chaparral Nolina, Peninsular Beargrass

Liliaceae (Lily family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: NOCI

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 2 feet tall. Scape up to about 5 feet tall. Plant may develop 1 - 5 foot stem with age.
Leaf: Leaves up to about 5 feet long, reflexed.
Fruit: 3-locular.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Pink maturing fruit may be mistaken for flowers at a distance.

Distribution

USA: CA

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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