Nolina longifolia
Common name
Mexican grass tree, Oaxacan tree nolina
Synonyms
Beaucarnea longifolia Yucca longifolia, Dasylirion longifolium
Family
Asparagaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Monocotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Brief description
Shrub with usually undivided trunk rising to 2 m from a massive bulbous base; leaves long, drooping and hiding the trunk, until the trunk elongates.
Similar taxa
Other Nolina species.
Flower colours
White
Life cycle
* date of first NZ collection of naturalised seedlings
Year naturalised
Dec 2008*
Origin
Mexico
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Etymology
longifolia: Long leaf