National Geographic: Lewis & Clark - Plants - Bear Grass
National Geographic: Lewis & Clark - Plants - Bear Grass
First Noted by Expedition:
June 15, 1806, on the Weippe Prairie, Idaho.
Description:
At the top of a stout stalk that grows from a massive bunch of basal leaves bloom many tiny flowers in a dense, broad, white raceme. Leaves basal, approximately 1-2.5 ft (30-75 cm) long, very narrow. Flowers have flat petal-like segments about 0.4 in (1 cm) long. Height: to 5 ft (1.5 m).
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