Asparagaceae
Devil's shoestring
Nolina lindheimeriana
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Nolina
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Devil's shoestring
Synonyms
- Beaucarnea lindheimeriana (Scheele) Baker
- Dasylirion lindheimeriana Scheele
- Dasylirion lindheimerianum Scheele
- Dasylirion tenuifolium Torr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Fritz Hochstaetter, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gaiacoyote, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.