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
ProvinceRankNative
OklahomaS1Yes
New MexicoSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Virgin CanyonSanta Fe National Forest6,068
References (1)
  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.