Xanthorrhoea brevistyla
| Xanthorrhoea brevistyla | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Xanthorrhoeoideae |
| Genus: | Xanthorrhoea |
| Species: | X. brevistyla |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthorrhoea brevistyla D.A.Herb. | |
Xanthorrhoea brevistyla is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Western Australia.[1]
Description
The perennial grass tree typically grows to a height of 3.5 metres (11 ft) usually with no trunk but with a scape of 0.8 to 1.25 metres (2.6 to 4.1 ft) and the flower spike to 0.25 to 1.0 metre (1 to 3 ft). It blooms between October and December producing white flowers.
Distribution
It has a limited distribution in the Wheatbelt and Great Southern regions of Western Australia. It extends from Narrogin in the north to Cranbrook in the south where it grows in sandy-clay soils over laterite.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Xanthorrhoea brevistyla". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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