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Habitat by Sergio Niebla, Flickr.com.


Photo from Pinimg.com.


 Small plant from Matelma.com.


The caudex of a young plant from Bigplantnursery.co.uk.

Author: 

Joseph Nelson Rose, 1906

Family: 

NOLINACEAE*

Origin: 

Tamaulipas; NE Mexico

Soil: 

Mix

Water: 

Medium

Sun: 

Maximum

Thickness: 

35 Centimetres

Height: 

1-3 Metres

Flower: 

White - Cream-Coloured

Propagate: 

Seeds

Names: 

Blue Nolina, Nelson's Bear Grass

Synonyms: 

-

This dioecious member of the Nolinaceae* family was given this name by Joseph Nelson Rose in 1906. It is found in Tamaulipas in north-eastern Mexico, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The stem can grow to 35 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from one to three centimetres in height. The flowers are white to cream-coloured.

The genera name after P. C. Nolin, a French agriculturalist and horticultural author. This species was first collected in 1898 by the naturalist Edward W. Nelson,1855-1934.

*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG IV 2016, Nolinaceae is now part of the Asparagaceae.


A female flowering plantby Sergio Niebla, Flickr.com.


Male flowering plant from UC Botanical Garden, Twitter.com.