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{{Taxobox+| color = lightgreen+
−| name = ''Xerophyllum''+| image = Beargrass.jpg+| image_width = 200px+
−| image_caption = ''Xerophyllum tenax''+| regnum = [[Plant]]ae+| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
−| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
−| ordo = [[Liliales]]
−| familia = [[Melanthiaceae]]
−| genus = '''''Xerophyllum'''''
−| genus_authority = Michx.
−| subdivision_ranks = Genera
−| subdivision =
−See text.
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−'''''Xerophyllum''''' is a genus of perennial lily from the family [[Melanthiaceae]]. The genus is native to [[North America]], and has only four species.+
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+The long leaves of ''X. tenax'', commonly know as '''bear grass''', were used for basket weaving by the [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]]. ''X. asphodeloides'' also known as '''Turkey's Beard''' is a popular garden plant, producing spikes of white flowers.+
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+|familia=Melanthiaceae
+|genus=Xerophyllum
|Min ht metric=cm
|Min ht metric=cm
+|lifespan=perennial
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
−|image=Upload.png
+|image=Beargrass.jpg
−|image_width=240
+|image_width=200
+|image_caption=Xerophyllum tenax
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−'''''Xerophyllum''''' is a genus of perennial lily from the family [[Melanthiaceae]]. The genus is native to [[North America]], and has only four species.
−==Cultivation==
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−===Propagation===
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−===Pests and diseases===
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−Species include:
+==Species==
−*''Xerophyllum asphodeloides''
+*''Xerophyllum asphodeloides'' also known as '''Turkey's Beard''' is a popular garden plant, producing spikes of white flowers.
*''Xerophyllum douglasii''
*''Xerophyllum douglasii''
*''Xerophyllum setifolium''
*''Xerophyllum setifolium''
−*''[[Xerophyllum tenax]]''
+*''[[Xerophyllum tenax]]'', commonly know as '''bear grass'''
+==Gallery==
+{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery -->
+<gallery>
+Image:Upload.png| photo 1
+Image:Upload.png| photo 2
+Image:Upload.png| photo 3
+</gallery>
+==References==
+*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
+<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
+<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
+==External links==
+*{{wplink}}
−{{stub}}
+__NOTOC__