Nolina parryi explained

Nolina parryi (Parry's beargrass, Parry nolina, or giant nolina) is a flowering plant that is native to Baja California, southern California and Arizona.

Description

It can exceed in height, its inflorescence reaching . The trunk is up to in diameter. The leaves are borne in dense rosettes, each with up to 220 stiff linear leaves up to long and broad.[1] It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants; the flowers are white, about wide, produced on the tall plume-like inflorescence from April to June.[2] [3]

Distribution and habitat

Native to Baja California, southern California and Arizona, the species can be found in deserts and mountains at altitudes of up to 2100m (6,900feet).

Uses

Native Americans consumed the young stems and wove the leaves into baskets.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Spellenberg, Richard . National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Western Region . Knopf . 2001 . 978-0-375-40233-3 . rev . 327 . 1979.
  2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101805 Flora of North America: Nolina parryi
  3. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Nolina%20parryi Jepson Flora Project: Nolina parryi