Asparagaceae

Parry's beargrass

Nolina parryi S.Watson

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Nolina

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Parry's beargrass (Nolina parryi) — FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Arabic: نولينة بارية
arz: نولينه باريه
Chinese: 巴利熊丝兰
English: Parry's beargrass
Persian: خرسواش غول

Synonyms

Nolina bigelovii subsp. parryi (S.Watson) A.E.Murray
Nolina bigelovii subsp. wolfii (Munz) A.E.Murray
Nolina bigelovii var. parryi (S.Watson) L.D.Benson
Nolina bigelovii var. wolfii (Munz) L.D.Benson
Nolina parryi subsp. parryi
Nolina parryi subsp. wolfii Munz
Nolina wolfii (Munz) Munz

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Subshrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: marek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Lynn Sweet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: chris reynolds, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: horivi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.