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Nolina Arenicola
''Nolina'' is a genus of tropical xerophytic flowering plants, with the principal distribution being in Mexico and extending into the southern United States. They are large, dioecious plants. Some botanists have included the genus ''Beaucarnea'' in ''Nolina''. In the APG III system, APG III classification system, it is placed in the family (biology), family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). Former alternative placements include Nolinaceae and Agavaceae. The genus is named for 18th century French arboriculturist Abbé C. P. Nolin. Members of the genus are known as beargrasses, some of which are cultivated as ornamental plants. Species Accepted species: # ''Nolina arenicola'' Correll – Trans-Pecos beargrass - western Texas # ''Nolina atopocarpa'' Bartlett – Florida beargrass - Florida # ''Nolina azureogladiata'' D.Donati - Oaxaca # ''Nolina beldingii, Nolina beldingi'' Brandegee - Baja California Sur # ''Nolina bigelovii'' (Torr.) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolina Bigelovii
''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 . 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. Description The ''Nolina bigelovii'' plant is not a grass. The trunklike stem may exceed 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 blad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |