Photo by Kelly Griffin, Davesgarden.com.
Habitat by Stan Shebs, Calscape.org.
Wild plants by Stan Shebs, Calscape.org.
Flowering male plant by Gerald and Buff
Corsi, Calscape.org. |
| Author: |
Sereno Watson, 1879 | |
Family: |
NOLINACEAE* |
| Origin: |
NW Mexico, S United States |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water: |
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
60 Centimetres |
| Height: |
2-4 Metres |
| Flower: |
White - Cream-Coloured |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names: |
Parry's Beargrass, Parry
Nolina, Giant Nolina |
| Synonyms: |
Nolina bigelovii var.
parryi, L.D. Benson, 1945.
Nolina bigelovii var. wolfii, L. D. Benson = Nolina wolfii,
Munz, 1974.
Nolina bigelovii subsp. parryi, A.E.Murray.
Nolina bigelovii subsp. wolfii, A.E.Murray.
Nolina parryi subsp. wolfii, Munz. |
This
dioecious member of the
Nolinaceae* family
was given this name by Sereno Watson in 1879. It is found in Baja
California, southern California and Arizona, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 60 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
from two to four metres in height. The flowers are white to
cream-coloured.
The genera name after P. C.
Nolin, a French agriculturalist and horticultural author. The genera name
The species is named after the British borne Charles Christopher
Parry, 1823–1890, working as surgeon and botanist in the southern U.S.A.
*)Accordantly to the latest taxonomic system; APG
IV 2016,
Nolinaceae
is
now part of
the Asparagaceae. |
