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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''N. brittoniana'' grows in scrub oak sand ridges and ''Pinus clausa''-''Ceratiola''scrubs (FSU Herbarium).
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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''N. brittoniana'' grows in scrub oak sand ridges and ''Pinus clausa''-''Ceratiola'' scrubs (FSU Herbarium).
  
 
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Revision as of 09:31, 10 November 2015

Nolina brittoniana
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Liliales
Family: Liliaceae
Genus: Nolina
Species: N. brittoniana
Binomial name
Nolina brittoniana
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Natural range of Nolina brittoniana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Britton's beargrass

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Nolina brittoniana is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, N. brittoniana grows in scrub oak sand ridges and Pinus clausa-Ceratiola scrubs (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Nolina brittoniana at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Apidae: Apis mellifera

Leucospididae: Leucospis robertsoni, L. slossonae

Sphecidae: Ammophila pictipennis, Bicyrtes quadrifasciata, Cerceris fumipennis, C. rufopicta, Sphex ichneumoneus

Vespidae: Pachodynerus erynnis

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.