Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Nolina georgiana
FAMILY
Ruscaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nolina georgiana
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-13-001:
Nolina georgiana
FAMILY
Liliaceae
COMMON NAME:
Georgia Beargrass, Sandhills Lily
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JK Marlow jkm130406_729
April Richmond County GA
Fort Gordon
After a burn.
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JK Marlow jkm130406_771
April Richmond County GA
Fort Gordon
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmngeorgiana_laurens
May Laurens County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmngeorgiana_laurensb
May Laurens County SC
Flowers 2-5 per node, functionally unisexual, staminate w reduced pistils, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm080713_069
July Aiken County SC
Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm080713_105
July Aiken County SC
Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve
Fruits a 3-lobed bladderlike capsule with thin "wings" on each angle, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm080713_107
July Aiken County SC
Aiken Gopher Tortoise Heritage Preserve
Leaf blades grasslike, flexible, 3-8mm wide, glaucous; margins serrulate, per Flora of North America.
COMPARE
grass-like leaves of woodland or meadow flowering herbs
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmngeorgiana_laurens3
Month Unknown Laurens County SC
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Nolina georgiana
FAMILY
Ruscaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Nolina georgiana
FAMILY
Liliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 041-13-001:
Nolina georgiana
FAMILY
Liliaceae
2683
Subshrub; Forb
Perennial
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, sometimes locally common on slightly less xeric lower sandhill slopes, shallow soils near rock outcrops, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White/ Yellowish-green
Bisexual & unisexual in the same inflorescence
Radially symmetrical
6 tepals
6 stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p238
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p429
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region p108