Xanthorrhoea (genus)
Grass Tree at Carrington Falls, NSW
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| Xanthorrhoea (genus) | Tapirlord | 5 Feb 2025 | |
| Xanthorrhoea australis | Tapirlord | 29 Oct 2024 | |
| Xanthorrhoea australis | trevorpreston | 26 Oct 2024 |
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6 comments
24 Jan 2025
And for examples how to differentiate between Xanthorrhoea resinosa and Xanthorrhoea australis and Xanthorrhoea glauca !
See notes in VicFlora for some more information partly helpful for identifying vegetative only plants (without any fertile materials):
• https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/ba2db61b-ba4a-4fca-a677-4e1b24a1a5f1
• https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/c8e03894-4b9c-4af5-84c1-1cddfa2e613d
• https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/a16f8a34-1143-4a84-94e8-65ab97a5e727
• https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/859faa43-601b-461d-8749-68a83885c008
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See notes in VicFlora for some more information partly helpful for identifying vegetative only plants (without any fertile materials):
• https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/ba2db61b-ba4a-4fca-a677-4e1b24a1a5f1
• https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/c8e03894-4b9c-4af5-84c1-1cddfa2e613d
• https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/a16f8a34-1143-4a84-94e8-65ab97a5e727
• https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/859faa43-601b-461d-8749-68a83885c008
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28 Jan 2025
Possibly X. resinosa in this locality. The leaves appear straight with little flexion, which is typically more consistent with the stiff, rigid leaves of X. resinosa, by contrast, X. australis leaves are more flexible and tend to recurve more than this specimen.
30 Jan 2025
I'm happy to bump this one back to genus. I hadn't realised X.resionsa came up this far.
30 Jan 2025
X. resinosa occurs as far north as Dudley in Central Coast NSW, and as far inland as the Gardens of Stone National Park.
By contrast, X. glauca subsp. glauca (https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/a16f8a34-1143-4a84-94e8-65ab97a5e727) and X. glauca subsp. angustifolia (https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/859faa43-601b-461d-8749-68a83885c008) can be excluded as neither subspecies occur within the bioregion of Carrington Falls.
By contrast, X. glauca subsp. glauca (https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/a16f8a34-1143-4a84-94e8-65ab97a5e727) and X. glauca subsp. angustifolia (https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/859faa43-601b-461d-8749-68a83885c008) can be excluded as neither subspecies occur within the bioregion of Carrington Falls.
Location information
- Places Carrington Falls, NSW
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- Alive / healthy Plant health
Collections
- trevorpreston NatureMapr South Coast Xanthorrhoea (genus) Grass-trees Palms and tree-like monocots Plants
Species information
- Xanthorrhoea (genus) Scientific name
- Grass Tree Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 991m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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