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Foothill beargrass

Nolina erumpens

Foothill beargrass
Photo: Fritz Hochstaetter, Public domain
Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
W. Texas to Mexico (Chihuahua)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Nolina erumpens, the foothill beargrass, mesa sacahuista, or sand beargrass, is a member of the subfamily Convallarioideae (formerly Nolinoideae) of family Asparagaceae, native to New Mexico, Texas and adjacent regions of north Mexico.

How to grow it

Nolina erumpens is extremely rare in amateur private collections but may be found in some botanical gardens among collections of succulent plants.

Other Nolina plants

Nolina beldingii · Bigelow's nolina · Britton's beargrass · Peninsular beargrass · Woodland beargrass · Dehesa beargrass · Devil's shoestring · Sacahuista · Blue Beargrass · Parry's beargrass · Texas sacahuista · Beargrass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nolina erumpens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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