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Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 235 (1818)

Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Liliales
family
Melanthiaceae
genus
Xerophyllum
species
Xerophyllum tenax

Name

Synonyms
Helonias tenax Pursh
Melanthium spicatum Walter
Xerophyllium tenax (Pursh) Nutt.
Xerophyllum douglasii S.Watson
Homonyms
Xerophyllum tenax (Pursh) Nutt.
Common names
Bjørnegræs in Danish
Bärengras in German
Herbe d'ours in French
Indian basket grass in English
Indian basket-grass in English
Indian basket-grass in English
bear-grass in English
bear-grass in English
bear-lily in English
bear-lily in English
beargrass in English
björnlilja in Swedish
björnlilja in Swedish
common beargrass in English
common beargrass in English
elk-grass in English
elk-grass in English
elkgrass in English
fire-lily in English
fire-lily in English
harilik karuhein in Estonian
karhunheinä in Finnish
miądrzyga tęga in Polish
quip-quip in English
soap grass in English
sucholist húževnatý in Slovak
western turkey-beard in English
western turkey-beard in English
xérophylle in French
xérophylle de l'Ouest in French
ƛ̕ə́ƛ̕ in language.
ᏔᏆᎵ in language.
beargrass in English
xérophylle de l'Ouest in French
elkgrass in English
xérophylle in French
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