[The Lily Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Bear Grass, Common Beargrass, Western Turkeybeard

Xerophyllum tenax

Synonyms: Helonias tenax, Xerophyllum douglasii

Bear Grass, Common Beargrass, Western Turkeybeard: Xerophyllum tenax (Synonyms: Helonias tenax, Xerophyllum douglasii)

The photo above shows a beautiful display of beargrass along with some red heather on an outcrop high in Bird Creek Meadows on the east side of Mt. Adams.......July 17, 2006.

Inflorescence of Bear Grass, Common Beargrass, Western Turkeybeard: Xerophyllum tenax (Synonyms: Helonias tenax, Xerophyllum douglasii)

The photo above shows a close-up view of the inflorescence of bear grass. The photo was taken of a plant high on the east side of Crofton Butte on the southern flanks of Mt. Adams on June 21, 2005. This was one of the first bear grass to be seen on Mt. Adams during 2005.

Flowers of Bear Grass, Common Beargrass, Western Turkeybeard: Xerophyllum tenax (Synonyms: Helonias tenax, Xerophyllum douglasii)

The photo above shows a close-up view of the flowers of bear grass. The photo was taken of a plant high on the east side of Crofton Butte on the southern flanks of Mt. Adams on June 21, 2005.

Inflorescence of Bear Grass, Common Beargrass, Western Turkeybeard: Xerophyllum tenax (Synonyms: Helonias tenax, Xerophyllum douglasii)

The photo above shows a close-up of the densely-flowered inflorescence of bear grass as seen on the Crofton Ridge Trail on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.........July 16, 2006.

Bear Grass, Common Beargrass, Western Turkeybeard: Xerophyllum tenax (Synonyms: Helonias tenax, Xerophyllum douglasii) - Bear Grass, Common Beargrass, Western Turkeybeard: Xerophyllum tenax (Synonyms: Helonias tenax, Xerophyllum douglasii) - Bear Grass, Common Beargrass, Western Turkeybeard: Xerophyllum tenax (Synonyms: Helonias tenax, Xerophyllum douglasii)

Several photos of beargrass in bloom along the Shorthorn Trail #12, Mount Adams Wilderness......July 10, 2020.

Bear Grass, Common Beargrass, Western Turkeybeard: Xerophyllum tenax (Synonyms: Helonias tenax, Xerophyllum douglasii) - Bear Grass, Common Beargrass, Western Turkeybeard: Xerophyllum tenax (Synonyms: Helonias tenax, Xerophyllum douglasii)

Beargrass as seen at left along the Round the Mountain trail #9 in Bird Creek Meadows at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.......July 19, 2007. The photo at right shows beargrass in bloom along the Shorthorn Trail #12, Mount Adams Wilderness......July 7, 2021.
Paul Slichter