Pronunciation: no-LIE-na big-el-OH-vee-eye
Common name: Beargrass
Family: Ruscaceae (Ruscus)
Habitat: Dry slopes and rocky ridges to 5000',
creosote bush scrub, Mojave Desert, western and
northern edges of Colorado Desert
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Nolina
2) bigelovii