Xerophyllum tenax (bear grass)
Dennis O'Meara (Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:47:00 PST)

Hi, I live on the south sound prairie, southwest of Olympia, WA. We are
near the Mima Mounds Natural area. In fact there are numerous mounds on
our 5 acre property and in the neighborhood. I have collected bear grass
seed from the 51 acre reserve parcel in our neighborhood, and I hope to get
some plants started to plant on our property. I don't know if this is the
same sub alpine variety, but it is a variety that grows at close to sea
level on the western Washington prairie. I have found that we have plant
and birds species that I have only seen here in our sub climate. We tend
to be a bit colder in the winter and hotter & drier in summer than areas
closer to Puget Sound.
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