Nolina parryi Calflora

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Taxon Report

Nolina parryi S. Watson

Parry's beargrass, Parry's nolina

Nolina parryi is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~445 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Nolina
Family:	Ruscaceae (Liliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Nolina bigelovii var. parryi
PLANTS	Nolina bigelovii var. wolfii
JEF + PLANTS	Nolina parryi ssp. wolfii
PLANTS	Nolina wolfii

Information about Nolina parryi from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (NOPA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Native American Uses: Native Americans consumed the young stems and wove the leaves into baskets. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).