Nolina brittoniana
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Scrub Beargrass, Britton's Beargrass
Ruscaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Flower | |
Size: | ft | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White | |
Fruit Color: | Brown | |
Phenology: | Winter dormant | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers, Showy fruits |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Wildflower garden. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Friends, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
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Insects: | The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Nolina brittoniana at Archbold Biological Station:
Note: this study only looked at hymenoptera. | |
Native Habitats: | Scrub, sandhilll. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
General Comments: | This is listed by the USFWS as Endangered and may require landowner permission and/or permits to transplant. Please do not disturb this species unless this is a plant rescue. |