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Nolina erumpens, the foothill beargrass,[2] mesa sacahuista,[3] or sand beargrass, is a member of the subfamily Nolinaceae of family Asparagaceae, native to New Mexico, Texas and adjacent regions of north Mexico.[1]

Nolina erumpens
in Cottonwood Canyon in Texas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Nolinoideae
Genus:	Nolina
Species:	N. erumpens
Binomial name
Nolina erumpens (Torr.) S.Wats.
Synonyms[1]
Dasylirion erumpens Torr. in W.H.Emory Beaucarnea erumpens (Torr.) Baker

Description

The 2-2.6 feet long, 0.8 inch wide longitudinally grooved leaves of N. erumpens grow in wide tufts, and are sharp and serrated on the margins with loose-hanging filament-like appendages. The inflorescences are club shaped and rarely grow longer than the leaves, and bear numerous tiny, cream-colored flowers.[3] The plant flowers in the late spring and early summer and the flowers attract ants, wasps and bees.[4] Fruit is capsule-shaped and thin-walled.[4]

Cultivation

Nolina erumpens is extremely rare in amateur private collections but may be found in some botanical gardens among collections of succulent plants.[5]

References

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