| Common Name |
Parry's Beargrass, Parry's Nolina |
| Latin Name |
Nolina Parryi |
| Family |
Liliaceae |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
8-24 / 8-10 |
| Type / Form |
Succulent / Medium |
| Native Habitat |
Pinon Juniper and Joshual Tree woodland between 3,500
feet and 6,000 feet in Mojave Desert |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or none per month |
| Exposure |
Full sun |
| Height X Width |
3 feet X 3 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Spines |
| Leaves |
Evergreen green |
| Flowers |
White flowers on very tall stalks in spring |
| Bark / Roots |
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| Maintenance |
Low |
| Propagation |
Seeds |
| Pest and diseases |
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| Landscape uses |
Rock garden, low maintenance, background |
| Garden Suitability |
Songbird |
| Nature Value |
Butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds use flowers,
provides cover |
| Native American Uses |
Medicinal, stalks baked and eaten, leaves used in
basketry |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=NOPA |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolina_parryi |
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Agavaceae/Nolina_parryi.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=5868 |
| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Nolina+parryi |
| Data |
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Nolina+parryi |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Nolina+parryi |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=NOPA |
