Pronunciation: no-LIE-na sis-mon-TAY-na
Common name: Chaparral beargrass, Peninsular nolina
Family: Ruscaceae (Ruscus)
Habitat: Dry rocky hillsides to 4000', chaparral
of coastal mountains, few extant populations, South
Coast, West Transverse and Peninsular Ranges
Blooming period: Early- to mid-spring
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Nolina
2) cismontana
NOTE: Considered as part of N. parryi in JM1