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Nolina parryi

S. Wats.

Parry's Bear-grass

GNRUnranked Found in 7 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.962562

Element CodePMAGA080G0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single state or province

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderAsparagales

FamilyAsparagaceae

GenusNolina

Synonyms

Nolina bigelovii var. parryi(S. Wats.) L. Benson

Other Common Names

Giant Nolina (EN) Parry's beargrass (EN)

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) elevates Nolina bigelovii var. parryi (= N. parryi) to full species level and expands the concept to include N. bigelovii var. wolfii, while Kartesz (1994) treats them as distinct.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (7)

California (7)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cactus Springs B	San Bernardino National Forest	3,106
Channell	Sequoia National Forest	45,429
Domeland Add.	Sequoia National Forest	3,046
Granite Peak	San Bernardino National Forest	450
Heartbreak Ridge	San Bernardino National Forest	4,455
Pyramid Peak B	San Bernardino National Forest	7,194
Woodpecker	Sequoia National Forest	11,936

References (2)

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.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.