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Nolina georgiana

Nolina georgiana Michx.

Georgia Beargrass

Liliaceae (Lily family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: NOGE

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 1 foot tall. Scape up to about 4 feet tall.
Leaf: Flexible grasslike leaves up to about 4 feet long.
Fruit: 3-locular.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Green
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: AK , GA , MS , SC , TN

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

Metadata

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

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