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.[1]
| Sand Beargrass Mesa sacahuista | |
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| in Cottonwood Canyon in Texas | |
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| Species: | N. erumpens
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| Nolina erumpens (Torr.) S.Wats.
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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 inflorescences are club shaped and rarely grow longer than the leaves, and bear numerous tiny, cream-colored flowers.[2]
Cultivation
Nolina erumpens is extremely rare in amateur private collections but may be found in some botanical gardens among collections of succulent plants.[3]
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of North America, Vol. 26 Page 416, 418, Mesa sacahuista, Nolina erumpens (Torrey) S. Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 14: 248. 1879.
- ^ Complete Encyclopedia of Succulents by Zdenek Jezek and Libor Kunte