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beargrass
Xerophyllum tenax
Xerophyllum tenax
beargrass Trillium/Death-camas
Xerophyllum tenax Melanthiaceae
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common names
  beargrass
  squaw grass
  soap grass
  quip-quip
  Indian basket grass
accepted scientific name
  •Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.
rules for finding collection records
  Xerophyllum tenax (4010)
family name
  • Melanthiaceae
Image Author: William L. Sullivan
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Category: Wildflowers
Flowers: Six petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is 0.4 to 0.8 inches
Leaf: Basal
Plant Observed beginning of April thru end of October

How Likely at this Location (38%)
Name Match (100%)
Plant Showiness (90%)
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