''Nolina'' is a

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of tropical

xerophytic A xerophyte (from Greek ξηρός ''xeros'' 'dry' + φυτόν ''phuton'' 'plant') is a species of plant that has adaptations to survive in an environment with little liquid water, such as a desert such as the Sahara or places in the Alps or t ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants t ...

s, with the principal distribution being in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...

and extending into the southern

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dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproducti ...

plants. Some botanists have included the genus '' Beaucarnea'' in ''Nolina''. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the

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Asparagaceae Asparagaceae, known as the asparagus family, is a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots. The family name is based on the edible garden asparagus, '' Asparagus officinalis''. Those who live in the temperate ...

, subfamily

Nolinoideae Nolinoideae is a monocot subfamily of the family Asparagaceae in the APG III system of 2009. It used to be treated as a separate family, Ruscaceae s.l. The family name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, ''Nolina''. The subfam ...

(formerly the family

Ruscaceae Nolinoideae is a monocot subfamily of the family Asparagaceae in the APG III system of 2009. It used to be treated as a separate family, Ruscaceae s.l. The family name is derived from the generic name of the type genus, '' Nolina''. The subfa ...

). Former alternative placements include Nolinaceae and Agavaceae. The genus is named for 18th century French arboriculturist Abbé C. P. Nolin. Members of the genus are known as beargrasses, some of which are cultivated as

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Species

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Nolina arenicola ''Nolina'' is a genus of tropical xerophytic flowering plants, with the principal distribution being in Mexico and extending into the southern United States. They are large, dioecious plants. Some botanists have included the genus ''Beaucarnea ...

'' Correll – Trans-Pecos beargrass - western Texas # ''

Nolina atopocarpa ''Nolina'' is a genus of tropical xerophytic flowering plants, with the principal distribution being in Mexico and extending into the southern United States. They are large, dioecious plants. Some botanists have included the genus ''Beaucarnea ...

'' Bartlett – Florida beargrass - Florida # ''

Nolina azureogladiata ''Nolina'' is a genus of tropical xerophytic flowering plants, with the principal distribution being in Mexico and extending into the southern United States. They are large, dioecious plants. Some botanists have included the genus ''Beaucarnea ...

'' D.Donati - Oaxaca # '' Nolina beldingi'' Brandegee - Baja California Sur # '' Nolina bigelovii'' (Torr.) S.Watson – Bigelow's nolina - Sonora, Arizona, southern Nevada, southern California # ''

Nolina brittoniana ''Nolina brittoniana'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the asparagus family known by the common name Britton's beargrass. It is endemic to Florida, where there are 72 known populations, only a few of which are large enough to be consider ...

'' Nash – Britton's beargrass - Florida # ''

Nolina cespitifera ''Nolina'' is a genus of tropical xerophytic flowering plants, with the principal distribution being in Mexico and extending into the southern United States. They are large, dioecious plants. Some botanists have included the genus ''Beaucarnea ...

'' Trel. - Coahuila, Zacatecas, Nuevo León # ''

Nolina cismontana ''Nolina cismontana'', the chaparral beargrass, chaparral nolina, California beargrass, Peninsular beargrass, or peninsular nolina, is a rare species of flowering plant of the Peninsular and Transverse Ranges in California. It is endemic to (know ...

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– Peninsular beargrass - southern California # ''

Nolina durangensis ''Nolina'' is a genus of tropical xerophytic flowering plants, with the principal distribution being in Mexico and extending into the southern United States. They are large, dioecious plants. Some botanists have included the genus ''Beaucarnea ...

'' Trel. - Chihuahua, Durango # '' Nolina erumpens'' (Torr.) S.Watson – Foothill beargrass - Chihuahua, western Texas #''

Nolina excelsa ''Nolina'' is a genus of tropical xerophytic flowering plants, with the principal distribution being in Mexico and extending into the southern United States. They are large, dioecious plants. Some botanists have included the genus ''Beaucarnea ...

'' García-Mend. & E.Solano - Oaxaca # ''

Nolina georgiana ''Nolina'' is a genus of tropical xerophytic flowering plants, with the principal distribution being in Mexico and extending into the southern United States. They are large, dioecious plants. Some botanists have included the genus '' Beaucarne ...

'' Michx. – Georgia beargrass - Georgia, South Carolina # '' Nolina greenei'' S.Watson ex Trel. – Woodland beargrass - New Mexico, southern Colorado, northwestern Texas, panhandle of Oklahoma # ''

Nolina hibernica ''Nolina'' is a genus of tropical xerophytic flowering plants, with the principal distribution being in Mexico and extending into the southern United States. They are large, dioecious plants. Some botanists have included the genus ''Beaucarnea ...

'' Hochstaetter & D.Donati - Tamaulipas, Nuevo León # ''

Nolina humilis ''Nolina'' is a genus of tropical xerophytic flowering plants, with the principal distribution being in Mexico and extending into the southern United States. They are large, dioecious plants. Some botanists have included the genus ''Beaucarnea ...

'' S.Watson - Guanajuato, San Luis Potosí # '' Nolina interrata'' Gentry – Dehesa beargrass - San Diego County, northern Baja California # '' Nolina juncea'' (Zucc.) J.F.Macbr. - northern Mexico # '' Nolina lindheimeriana'' (Scheele) S.Watson – Devil's shoestring, Lindheimer nolina - central Texas # '' Nolina matapensis'' Wiggins - Sonora, Chihuahua # '' Nolina micrantha'' I.M.Johnst. – Chaparral beargrass - Coahuila, Chihuahua, western Texas, southern New Mexico # '' Nolina microcarpa'' S.Watson – Palmilla Sacahuista - Chihuahua, Sonora, Arizona, New Mexico, southwestern Utah # '' Nolina nelsonii''

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- Tamaulipas # '' Nolina palmeri'' S.Watson - Baja California # '' Nolina parryi'' S.Watson – Parry's beargrass - Arizona, southern California, Baja California, Sonora # '' Nolina parviflora'' (Kunth) Hemsl. - central and southern Mexico # '' Nolina pumila'' Rose - northern and central Mexico # '' Nolina rigida'' Trel. - Mexico; apparently extinct # '' Nolina texana'' S.Watson – Texas sacahuista - Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Chihuahua, Coahuila

Formerly placed here

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Beaucarnea gracilis ''Beaucarnea gracilis'' is an attractive member of the subfamily Nolinaceae of the family Asparagaceae native to partial-desert areas in Mexico. Its name "gracilis", meaning "slender", is misleading, as its trunk is especially bulbous. It was f ...

'' Lem. (as ''N. gracilis'' (Lem.) Cif. & Giacom.) *''

Beaucarnea guatemalensis ''Beaucarnea'' is a genus of flowering plants native to Mexico and Central America. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). ''Beaucarnea'' is sometime ...

'' Rose (as ''N. guatemalensis'' (Rose) Cif. & Giacom.) *''

Beaucarnea recurvata ''Beaucarnea recurvata'', the elephant's foot or ponytail palm, is a species of plant in the family Asparagaceae. The species was native to numerous states of eastern Mexico but is now confined to the state of Veracruz. Despite its common name, i ...

'' Lem. (as ''N. recurvata'' (Lem.) Hemsl.)

References

External links

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''Nolina''
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photos on www.AIAPS.org
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