Xerophyllum asphodeloides (L.) Nutt.
Detail
- Family
- Xerophyllaceae
- Botanical Name
- Xerophyllum asphodeloides (L.) Nutt.
- Common Name
- Turkeybeard, Beargrass
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Xerophyllum asphodeloides (L.) Nutt.
- Comments
- Habitat
- Dry, often rocky ridges, in oak/heath forests, pine-oak/heath woodlands, and clearings; associated with extremely acidic, xeric sites subject (at least historically) to frequent fires. Frequent and locally common in the mountains except absent from far sw. Virginia; rare in the Piedmont.
- Native Status
- Native
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