Style1½ inches thick (3.75 cm) Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating
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Description A macro photograph of the side of the white blossom of a Bear Grass plant, clearly showing the many small florets. This image was taken in Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta, Canada.Bear Grass (Xerophyllum tenax, syn. Helonias tenax) is a grasslike perennial member of the lily family.It is known by several other names, including squaw grass, soap grass, quip-quip, and Indian basket grass.In late spring and early summer the plants send up tall flowering stalks, which can reach 5 feet. Each individual plant actually only blooms once every 5 tp 7 years.The large cream-colored blooms, 6 to 8 inches long, are actually made up of many tiny flowers. The leaves of the plant are long , thin and wiry, and grow in clumps which remain after the blooms die back . despite the name, these plants are not a food source for bears, but rather for bighorn sheep, elk, and mountain goats.Bear grass grows in broad swaths on open hillsides and in patches interspersed in thick forest throughout the Crown of the Continent region of the Rocky Mountains, from Glacier National Park in Montana, in the United States, north through Waterton Lakes and Banff National Parks in southern Alberta, Canada.
Alyce Taylor, Lethbridge, Alberta Member Since August 2009 Artist Statement I am an amateur photographer living in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
I enjoy photographing the wonders of the world around me; whether that means capturing images of animals and wildlife, scenic natural landscapes, or man-made wonders.
I travel all over Canada in pursuit of this passion and my dream is to one day be able to do this full-time.
Thank you for your interest in my work, Alyce Taylor