Nolina parryi (Parry's beargrass, Parry nolina, or giant nolina) is a flowering plant that is native to Baja California, southern California and Arizona.
Description It can exceed in height, its inflorescence reaching . The trunk is up to in diameter. The leaves are borne in dense rosettes, each with up to 220 stiff linear leaves up to long and broad. It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants; the flowers are white, about wide, produced on the tall plume-like inflorescence from April to June.Flora of North America: Nolina parryiJepson Flora Project: Nolina parryi
Distribution and habitat Native to Baja California, southern California and Arizona, the species can be found in deserts and mountains at altitudes of up to .
Uses Native Americans consumed the young stems and wove the leaves into baskets.
References
Further reading Stewart, Jon Mark (1998), Mojave Desert Wildflowers, p. 7.
External links
Calflora Database: Nolina parryi (Parry's beargrass, Parry's nolina) USDA Plants Profile for Nolina parryi (Parry's beargrass) UC CalPhotos gallery