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Blue Grasstree

Xanthorrhoea glauca

Also called Queensland Grasstree

Blue Grasstree
Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard, Public domain
Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
SE. Queensland to Vicotria
Climate
subtropical

About

Xanthorrhoea glauca is a large plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, widespread in eastern Australia. The trunk can grow in excess of 5 metres tall, and may have many branches. It is occasionally seen in large communities in nutrient rich soils. The leaves are a grey or bluish glaucous green.

Two sub-species are recognised; subspecies angustifolia and glauca.

Other Xanthorrhoea plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Xanthorrhoea glauca 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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