Clade Monocots Rank Species | Clade Angiosperms Subfamily Xanthorrhoeoideae | |
Similar Xanthorrhoea, Pandanus utilis, Cordyline indivisa, Xanthorrhoea johnsonii, Trithrinax brasiliensis |
Xanthorrhoea glauca, known as the grass tree, is a large plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, 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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