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| name = ''Xerophyllum tenax''
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|common_name=bear grass, squaw grass,soap grass, quip-quip, Indian basket grass
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| divisio = [[flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
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| familia = [[Melanthiaceae]]
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| genus = ''[[Xerophyllum (plant)|Xerophyllum]]''
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| species = '''''X. tenax'''''
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| binomial = ''Xerophyllum tenax''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Frederick Traugott Pursh|Pursh]]) [[Thomas Nuttall|Nutt.]]
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Xerophyllum tenax, Nutt. Two to 5 ft. high: lvs. about 2 lines wide: raceme 1-2 ft. long; pedicels longer: perianth segms. scarcely equaling the stamens. Calif. to Brit. Col. June, July. B.R. 1613 (erroneously as X. setifolium).
 
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'''''Xerophyllum tenax''''' (syn. ''Helonias tenax'') is a grasslike perennial in the family [[Melanthiaceae]], closely related to [[Liliaceae|lilies]]. It is known by several common names, including '''bear grass''', '''squaw grass''', '''soap grass''', '''quip-quip''', and '''Indian basket grass'''. It can grow to 15-150 cm in height and grows in bunches with the leaves wrapped around and extending from a small stem at ground level. The leaves are 30-100 cm long and 2-6 mm wide, dull olive green with toothed edges. The slightly fragrant white flowers emerge from a tall stalk that bolts from the base. When the flowers are in bloom they are tightly packed at the tip of the stalk like an upright club. The plant is found mostly in western [[North America]] from [[British Columbia]] south to [[California]] and east to [[Wyoming]], in subalpine meadows and coastal mountains, and also on low ground in the California coastal fog belt. It is common on the [[Olympic Peninsula]] and in the [[Cascade Range|Cascades]], northern [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] and [[Rocky Mountains|Rockies]].
 
'''''Xerophyllum tenax''''' (syn. ''Helonias tenax'') is a grasslike perennial in the family [[Melanthiaceae]], closely related to [[Liliaceae|lilies]]. It is known by several common names, including '''bear grass''', '''squaw grass''', '''soap grass''', '''quip-quip''', and '''Indian basket grass'''. It can grow to 15-150 cm in height and grows in bunches with the leaves wrapped around and extending from a small stem at ground level. The leaves are 30-100 cm long and 2-6 mm wide, dull olive green with toothed edges. The slightly fragrant white flowers emerge from a tall stalk that bolts from the base. When the flowers are in bloom they are tightly packed at the tip of the stalk like an upright club. The plant is found mostly in western [[North America]] from [[British Columbia]] south to [[California]] and east to [[Wyoming]], in subalpine meadows and coastal mountains, and also on low ground in the California coastal fog belt. It is common on the [[Olympic Peninsula]] and in the [[Cascade Range|Cascades]], northern [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] and [[Rocky Mountains|Rockies]].
  
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''X. tenax'' is an important part of the [[fire ecology]] of regions where it is native. It has [[rhizome]]s which survive fire that clears dead and dying plant matter from the surface of the ground. The plant thrives with periodic burns and is often the first plant to sprout in a scorched area.  
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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This species was long used by Native Americans who wove it into baskets. Its fibrous leaves, which turn from green to white as they dry, are tough, durable, and easily dyed and manipulated into tight waterproof weaves.
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*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Xerophyllum+tenax Jepson Flora Project: ''Xerophyllum tenax'']
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*[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=XETE NRCS: USDA Plants Profile: ''Xerophyllum tenax'':]
 
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*[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242102053 Flora of North America, Profile and map: ''X. tenax'']
 

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Plant Characteristics
Height: ⇕ 15 cm"cm" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15. to 150 cm"cm" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 150.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Cultivation
Scientific Names

Melanthiaceae >

Xerophyllum >

tenax >



Read about Xerophyllum tenax in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Xerophyllum tenax, Nutt. Two to 5 ft. high: lvs. about 2 lines wide: raceme 1-2 ft. long; pedicels longer: perianth segms. scarcely equaling the stamens. Calif. to Brit. Col. June, July. B.R. 1613 (erroneously as X. setifolium).


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Xerophyllum tenax (syn. Helonias tenax) is a grasslike perennial in the family Melanthiaceae, closely related to lilies. It is known by several common names, including bear grass, squaw grass, soap grass, quip-quip, and Indian basket grass. It can grow to 15-150 cm in height and grows in bunches with the leaves wrapped around and extending from a small stem at ground level. The leaves are 30-100 cm long and 2-6 mm wide, dull olive green with toothed edges. The slightly fragrant white flowers emerge from a tall stalk that bolts from the base. When the flowers are in bloom they are tightly packed at the tip of the stalk like an upright club. The plant is found mostly in western North America from British Columbia south to California and east to Wyoming, in subalpine meadows and coastal mountains, and also on low ground in the California coastal fog belt. It is common on the Olympic Peninsula and in the Cascades, northern Sierra Nevada and Rockies.

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