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Nolina lindheimeriana
Also called Lindheimer's Bear Grass, Lindheimer's Nolina
Devil's shoestring is a stemless perennial that forms clumps of wiry, grass-like leaves with sharp, skin-cutting margins, native to the Edwards Plateau of Texas. It is a tough, drought-tolerant plant that needs full sun and well-drained soil.
Nolina lindheimeriana, also known as devil's shoestring and beargrass, is a perennial species of plant in the asparagus family Asparagaceae.
Nolina lindheimeriana is endemic just to the Edwards Plateau region of western central Texas in the USA.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
