Xerophyllum tenax

"Bear grass" redirects here. For the different genus in the family Asparagaceae, see Nolina. For the town in the United States, see Bear Grass, North Carolina.

Xerophyllum tenax
Glacier National Park, Montana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Liliales
Family: Melanthiaceae
Genus: Xerophyllum
Species:
X. tenax
Binomial name
Xerophyllum tenax
Synonyms[1]
  • Helonias tenax Pursh
  • Melanthium spicatum Walter 1788, not Burm.f. 1768
  • Xerophyllum douglasii S.Watson

Xerophyllum tenax is a North American species of plants in the corn lily family.[1][2] It is known by several common names, including bear grass, soap grass, quip-quip, and Indian basket grass.[3]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt. beargrass, common beargrass
  3. ^ United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: Xerophyllum tenax