Scrub Beargrass

Nolina brittoniana
(Britton's Beargrass)
Español: Acacia
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.



Wildflower garden.

Tolerance

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.



Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Habitat

Scrub, sandhilll.

Did You Know?

  • Showy flowers, Showy fruits
  • The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Nolina brittoniana at Archbold Biological Station: 
  • Apidae: Apis mellifera
  • Leucospididae: Leucospis robertsoni, L. slossonae
  • Sphecidae: Ammophila pictipennis, Bicyrtes quadrifasciata, Cerceris fumipennis, C. rufopicta, Sphex ichneumoneus
  • Vespidae: Pachodynerus erynnis
  • Note:  this study only looked at hymenoptera.