Nolina erumpens
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| Sand Beargrass | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Angiosperms |
| Class: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Genus: | Nolina |
| Species: | N. erumpens |
| Binomial name | |
| Nolina erumpens | |
Sand Beargrass, also known as Nolina erumpens is a member of the Asparagaceae family subfamily Nolinaceae native to New Mexico, Texas and adjacent regions of north Mexico.
Description
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 inflorenscences are club shaped and rarely grow longer than the leaves, and bear numerous tiny, cream-coloured flowers.
Cultivation
N. erumpens is extremely rare in amateur private collections but may be found in some botanical gardens among collections of succulent plants.
References
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte
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