| Xanthorrhoea platyphylla | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Xanthorrhoeoideae |
| Genus: | Xanthorrhoea |
| Species: | X. platyphylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthorrhoea platyphylla | |
Xanthorrhoea platyphylla is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Western Australia. [1]
The perennial grass tree typically grows to a height of 3 metres (10 ft) with the trunk reaching 0 to 0.6 metres (0 to 2 ft), scape of 0.5 to 0.8 metres (1.6 to 2.6 ft) and the flower spike to 0.9 to 1.6 metres (3 to 5 ft). It blooms in June producing cream-white flowers. [1]
It has a scattered distribution along the south coast in the Great southern and Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia between Albany and Cape Arid where grows in sandy-clay soils containing gravel. [1]
Xanthorrhoea is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants endemic to Australia. Species are known by the name grass tree.
Xanthorrhoea australis, the grass tree, southern grasstree or austral grasstree, is an Australian plant. It is the most commonly seen species of the genus Xanthorrhoea. Its trunk can grow up to several metres tall and is often branched. In certain Aboriginal languages, it is called bukkup, baggup or kawee.
Xanthorrhoea preissii, known as balga, is a widespread species of perennial monocot in Southwest Australia.
Xanthorrhoea arborea a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to New South Wales and Queensland. It was one of the many species authored by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown.
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Grevillea parallela, also known as silver oak, beefwood or white grevillea, is a tree native to northern Australia.
Crowea angustifolia is a flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect shrub growing to 3 m (10 ft) high by 1.0 m (3 ft) in diameter with white or pink flowers in spring.
Melaleuca cajuputi, commonly known as cajuput or white samet is a plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae and is widespread in Australia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and the Torres Strait islands. It is a medium to tall tree with papery bark, silvery new growth and white or greenish flower spikes. It has important uses as a source of cajuput oil.
Acacia sulcata is a shrub of the genus Acacia and the subgenus Plurinerves that is endemic to an area of south western Australia.
Grevillea rara, also known as the rare grevillea, is a shrub of the genus Grevillea native to a small area in the South West region of Western Australia.
Eucalyptus platyphylla, commonly known as poplar gum or white gum, is a species of medium-sized tree that is endemic to Queensland. It has smooth. powdery bark, heart-shaped, egg-shaped to almost round leaves, flower buds in groups of seven, white flowers and conical to hemispherical fruit.
Xanthorrhoea drummondii, commonly known as blackboy, grasstree or Drummond's balga, is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Western Australia.
Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Western Australia.
Xanthorrhoea brevistyla is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Western Australia.
Xanthorrhoea brunonis is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Western Australia.
Xanthorrhoea gracilis, commonly known as the graceful grasstree, grassboy or mimidi, is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Western Australia.
Xanthorrhoea nana, commonly known as dwarf grasstree, is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Western Australia.
Xanthorrhoea thorntonii, commonly known as Cundeelee grasstree, Cundeelee blackboy, desert grasstree, yacka or grasstree, is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to central Australia. It is known to the Pitjantjatjara people as kata-kultu, kata-puru, ulpa or urara, the Warlpiri people as yurlurnkuru and the Arrernte as lunkere. X. thorntonii is the only grass tree found in Central Australia including the Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert and MacDonnell Ranges.
Xanthorrhoea pumilio is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Queensland.
Terminalia platyphylla, commonly known as wild plum, is a tree of the family Combretaceae native to northern Australia.