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Nolina greenei

S. Wats. ex Trel.

Woodland Bear-grass

G2Imperiled (G2G3) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.821239

Element CodePMAGA080F0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderAsparagales

FamilyAsparagaceae

GenusNolina

Concept Reference

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

FNA (vol. 26, 2002) narrows the concept of Nolina texana by treating N. greenei here as distinct.

Conservation Status

Review Date2009-02-11

Change Date2009-02-11

Edition Date2009-02-11

Edition AuthorsTomaino, A.

Rank Reasons

Known from the high plains of eastern New Mexico, northwestern Oklahoma, and southeastern Colorado in open woodland-grassland habitat.

Range Extent Comments

Occurs from central New Mexico north to the Black Mesa region of Oklahoma and just into southeastern Colorado (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Occurs on rocky, limestone hillsides, volcanic flows, open juniper-pinyon pine-oak woodlands and adjacent grasslands at 1200-1900 meters elevation (Flora of North America Editorial Committee 2002).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandWoodland - MixedGrassland/herbaceous

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Oklahoma	S1	Yes
New Mexico	SNR	Yes
Colorado	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

New Mexico (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Virgin Canyon	Santa Fe National Forest	6,068

References (1)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.