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Xanthorrhoea gracilis
Xanthorrhoea gracilis, commonly known as the graceful grasstree, grassboy or mimidi, is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Western Australia.
The plant can be grown from seed and prefers a position in full sun and is drought tolerant. It is susceptible to Phytophthora dieback. X. gracilis is able to resprout from subterranean buds following bushfire.
Seedlings are rarely seen in the wild as a result of being grazed upon by the western gray kangaroo. The flowers are fragrant making the plant attractive to bees, butterflies and birds. It is suitable to grow in containers and is suitable for xeriscaping.
It his found along the west coast in the Wheatbelt, Peel, South West and along the south coast into the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It extends from Carnamah in the north to Plantagenet in the south-east where it grows in sandy-loamy soils with lateritic gravel.
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 gracilis 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.
