Nolina_bigelovii

<i>Nolina bigelovii</i>

Nolina bigelovii

Species of flowering plant

Nolina bigelovii (Bigelow's nolina or beargrass) is a flowering plant native to the Southwestern United States, California, and northwest Mexico. It grows in the driest desert areas and at elevations up to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) .

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Distribution

In Arizona, Nevada, and southern California, Nolina bigelovii is especially prevalent along the Lower Colorado River Valley, especially in the western Arizona Sonoran Desert, but also regions of the mountains of southern California's Colorado Desert. The species ranges in the Peninsular Ranges of Baja California-(the north state), as well as Isla Ángel de la Guarda in the northern Gulf of California. Its northeast range extent is in the Grand Canyon of Arizona.[1]

Description

The Nolina bigelovii plant is not a grass. The trunklike stem may exceed 2 metres (6.6 ft) in length, part of which may be underground. The semi-stiff, shreddy leaves are arranged in rosettes, with up to 150 per rosette. The bases are thick and fleshy and much wider than the rest of the blade.

The inflorescence may approach 4 metres (13 ft) in height. The small flowers each have six whitish tepals a few millimeters in length.

References

  1. [1]
    Little Jr., Elbert L. (1976). "Map 102, Nolina bigelovii". Atlas of United States Trees. Vol. 3 (Minor Western Hardwoods). US Government Printing Office. LCCN 79-653298. OCLC 4053799.
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