Xerophyllum asphodeloides

Classification	Monocots
Family	Melanthiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Liliaceae
Genus	Xerophyllum
Species:	Xerophyllum asphodeloides Spreng.
Common Name	Eastern Turkeybeard; Beargrass; Bear Grass; Mountain Asphodel
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: GM; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: grass-like; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Dorsifixed; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 3; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 2; Ovules per Carpel: 3; Ovules per Carpel: 4; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 3; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 3; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 6; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 6
C value	8
Status	Native; TN[S3] KY[SX] (State Rank); G4 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Helonias asphodeloides	Helonias asphodeloides L.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Greene (TN), Jackson (TN), Monroe (TN), Polk (TN), Sevier (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: EKY, ETSU, HTTU, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 2011 - 2016

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
N/A	Greene	Tennessee	26 Apr 2016	Frosty Levy	ETSU Xerophyllum asphodeloides
HTTU021999	Jackson	Tennessee			HTTU Xerophyllum asphodeloides
TENN-V-0064939	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Xerophyllum asphodeloides
TENN-V-0064941	Sevier	Tennessee			TENN Xerophyllum asphodeloides
TENN-V-0064935	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Xerophyllum asphodeloides
TENN-V-0064934	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Xerophyllum asphodeloides
TENN-V-0064936	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Xerophyllum asphodeloides
ETSU004979	Greene	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Xerophyllum asphodeloides
31234100106424	Polk	Tennessee		Thomas S. Patrick	EKY Xerophyllum asphodeloides
N/A	Greene	Tennessee	27 Aug 2011	Frosty Levy	ETSU Xerophyllum asphodeloides
ETSU009148	Greene	Tennessee		Frosty Levy	ETSU Xerophyllum asphodeloides
TENN-V-0064938	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Xerophyllum asphodeloides
TENN-V-0064940	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Xerophyllum asphodeloides
ETSU004980	Greene	Tennessee			ETSU Xerophyllum asphodeloides
TENN-V-0064942	Washington	Tennessee			TENN Xerophyllum asphodeloides
TENN-V-0064937	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Xerophyllum asphodeloides

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