Bigelow'S Nolina (Nolina bigelovii)
Description
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) .The Nolina bigelovii plant is not a grass. The trunklike stem may exceed 2 metres (6.6 ft) in height, part of which may be underground. The stiff, shreddy leaves are arranged in rosettes about the stem, with up to 150 per rosette. The bases are thick and fleshy and much wider than the rest of the blade.The treelike inflorescence may approach 4 metres (13 ft) in height. The tiny flowers each have six whitish tepals a few millimeters in length.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Asparagales
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Family: Asparagaceae
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Genus: Nolina
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