Sand Beargrass, also known as Nolina erumpens is a member of the Asparagaceae family subfamily Nolinacaeae native to New Mexico, Texas and adjacent regions of north Mexico.
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| Species: | N. erumpens
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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