About Nolina bigelovii (Torr.) S.Watson
Nolina bigelovii is not a grass. It has a trunk-like stem that can grow over 2 meters (6.6 feet) in length, with part of the stem possibly growing underground. Its semi-stiff, shreddy leaves grow in rosettes, with up to 150 leaves per rosette. The leaf bases are thick, fleshy, and much wider than the rest of the leaf blade. The plant's inflorescence can reach close to 4 meters (13 feet) in height. Each small flower has six whitish tepals that measure a few millimeters long. This species occurs in Arizona, Nevada, and southern California. It is especially common along the Lower Colorado River Valley, particularly in the western Arizona Sonoran Desert, and also grows in mountain regions of southern California's Colorado Desert. Its range extends into the Peninsular Ranges of northern Baja California, as well as Isla Ángel de la Guarda in the northern Gulf of California. The northeastern edge of its range is in Arizona's Grand Canyon.
