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Sand Heath Grasstree

Xanthorrhoea caespitosa

Sand Heath Grasstree
Photo: spacegecko, CC BY 4.0
Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Tree, Grass, Perennial
Native range
SE. South Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Xanthorrhoea caespitosa, commonly known as sand-heath grasstree, is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to south-eastern Australia.

The perennial grass tree is found in the south east of South Australia and western Victoria where it is considered vulnerable.

Other Xanthorrhoea plants

Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya · Xanthorrhoea acaulis · Broad Leafed Grasstree · Xanthorrhoea arenaria · Austral Grass Tree · Xanthorrhoea bracteata · Xanthorrhoea brevistyla · Xanthorrhoea brunonis · Xanthorrhoea concava · Drummond's Balga · Swamp Grasstree · Blue Grasstree

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xanthorrhoea caespitosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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