Beargrass (Nolina microcarpa)

   
 
 

Nolina microcarpa. Fig. 1. Overview. Fig. 2, Entire plant with flowers. Fig. 3. Flowers. Figs. 1-3, Cochise Stronghold, Dragoon Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona. Fig. 4. Fruit. New Mexico highway 35 near San Lorenzo, Grant County, New Mexico. Photographs by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Beargrass, Sawgrass, Sacahuista
• Common Spanish Names: Palmilla, Zacatón
• Scientific Name: Nolina microcarpa (no-LEE-nuh my-crow-CAR-puh)
• Family: Agavaceae (Agave Family)
• Geographic Range: Arizona, New Mexico, western Texas, southern Nevada, and Sonora.
• Plant Form: Grasslike, clumping, evergreen. To 6' in height, 8' wide.

Last Update: 17 May 2006