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Xanthorrhoea quadrangulata

Xanthorrhoea quadrangulata
Photo: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Asphodelaceae (Aloe family)
Grows as
Tree, Grass
Native range
SE. South Australia
Climate
subtropical

About

Xanthorrhoea quadrangulata or the Mount Lofty grass tree is a plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea. It is the only species of Xanthorrhoea solely endemic to the state of South Australia.

Where it grows

This plant occurs broadly occurs throughout the Mount Lofty Ranges, with its range extending into the Flinders Ranges. It frequently inhabits rocky sites and ridges, and is particularly tolerant of clay soil.

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 quadrangulata 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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