Parry's Beargrass
Nolina parryi
Observed at Joshua Tree National Monument, California. 30 April 2010.
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SUCCULENT: Single stems or sometimes with a few branches rising to a
height of 2 meters (not including flower stalk.
UNARMED: Neither the leaf tips nor the margins are sharp.
LEAVES: Many, many long strap-shaped leaves are flexible and with fine
teeth along the margins.
RANGE: More common in the Mojave Desert than the Sonoran. In just a few
locations in western Arizona. More frequent in California's desert mountains.
FLOWERS: The flowers are borne on tall, spindly branches and crowded
with numerous papery bracts in addition. There are numerous shortspaced side
branches and tens of thousands of small flowers. Flowers in late spring.
FRUIT: Small fruits are dry when mature and have one to three seeds.