Bear Grass, Common Beargrass, Western Turkeybeard

Bear grass as seen on the lava bed above Red Rock Pass, Mount Saint Helens National Monument........June 9, 2015.

Bear grass blooming along the uppermost part of the loop of the South Fork Tieton River Trail #1120, Goat Rocks Wilderness........July 21, 2016.

A close-up of a flower of beargrass as seen along the Butte Camp Trail, Mount Saint Helens National Monument............July 9, 2013.

Beargrass blooming near Observation Peak, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.............June 22, 2013.

Beargrass beginning to bloom along the Chinook Trail #808B on the west side of Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........June 3, 2016.

Beargrass blooming along the Butte Camp Trail #238A about one half mile uphill from the meadows at Butte Camp, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument......July 12, 2021.

Bear grass blooming at left along the Goat Ridge Trail #95, Goat Rocks Wilderness.......July 12, 2018. The photo at right shows the foliage of a several year old beargrass as seen along the Observation Trail #132 in the Sister Rocks Research Natural Area, Gifford Pinchot National Forest. This area was severelyburned by the 2020 Big Hollow Fire which provided the release of nutrients to the soil which numerous plants have utilized for new growth.

Bear grass blooming at left along the Soda Peaks Lake Trail #133, Trapper Creek Wilderness........July 8, 2018. The photo at right shows bear grass fading out of bloom along the Pacific Crest Trail in upper Snowgrass Flats, Goat Rocks Wilderness.......August 19, 2020.