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|genus=Xerophyllum
 
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|lifespan=perennial
 
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|image=Beargrass.jpg
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|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.
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| name = ''Xerophyllum''
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==Cultivation==
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| image_caption = ''Xerophyllum tenax''
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===Propagation===
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Liliales]]
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| familia = [[Melanthiaceae]]
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| genus = '''''Xerophyllum'''''
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| genus_authority = Michx.
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| subdivision_ranks = Genera
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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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===Pests and diseases===
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Species include:
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==Species==
*''Xerophyllum asphodeloides''
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*''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]]''
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*''[[Xerophyllum tenax]]'', commonly know as '''bear grass'''
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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==External links==
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*{{wplink}}
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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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