Bigelow's Nolina Close-up
Bigelow's nolina in full bloom in Southern Califonia's Mojave Desert. Historically the stalks of this unusual member of the lily family were an important food source for the Coahuila Indians, who ate them after being roasted over a fire pit.
- Copyright
- © 2013
- Image Size
- 2848x4288 / 7.0MB
- Keywords
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America, American Southwest, Angiosperms, Asparagaceae, Asparagales, Bigelow beargrass, Bigelow nolina, Bigelow's nolina, California, Joshua Tree National Park, Liliaceae, Mojave Desert, Monocot, Monocots, N. bigelovii, National Park, Nolina, Nolina bigelovii, Nolinoideae, Plantae, Riverside County, San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, SoCal, Sonoran Desert, Twentynine Palms, USA, United States, arid, beargrass, bloom, botany, desert, flora, flower, flowers, flowery, grassy, green, heat, nature, perennial, plant, plume, shaft, shrub, sotol, southwest, spike, spiky, spring, stalk, subshrub, succulent, tall, west, western, white, wild, yuca, zacate
- Contained in galleries
- Liliaceae (Lilies), White Wildflowers
