Xanthorrhoea glauca

Xanthorrhoea glauca
Grass Tree Forest – Barrington Tops National Park, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Xanthorrhoeaceae
Subfamily:	Xanthorrhoeoideae
Genus:	Xanthorrhoea
Species:	X. glauca
Binomial name
Xanthorrhoea glauca D.J.Bedford
Synonyms
Xanthorrhoea australis R.Br.

Xanthorrhoea glauca, known as the Grass Tree, is a large plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea,^[1] widespread in eastern Australia. The trunk can grow in excess of 5 metres tall, and may be many branched. 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.

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