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Grasstrees
Xanthorrhoea
Xanthorrhoea (/zænθoʊˈriːə/) is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants endemic to Australia, and is a member of the family Asphodelaceae, being the only member of the subfamily Xanthorrhoeoideae. The Xanthorrhoeoideae are monocots, part of order Asparagales.
28 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Austral Grass-tree
speciesXanthorrhoea australis

small grass-tree
speciesXanthorrhoea minor

Forest Grasstree
speciesXanthorrhoea johnsonii

tufted grass-tree
speciesXanthorrhoea semiplana

Balga
speciesXanthorrhoea preissii

Queensland Grasstree
speciesXanthorrhoea glauca

coastal grasstree
speciesXanthorrhoea latifolia

Yacka
speciesXanthorrhoea quadrangulata

Bottlebrush Grasstree
speciesXanthorrhoea macronema

Broad-leafed Grasstree
speciesXanthorrhoea arborea

Xanthorrhoea resinosa
speciesXanthorrhoea resinosa

Sand-heath Grasstree
speciesXanthorrhoea caespitosa

swamp grasstree
speciesXanthorrhoea fulva

Xanthorrhoea media
speciesXanthorrhoea media

Graceful Grasstree
speciesXanthorrhoea gracilis

Drummond's balga
speciesXanthorrhoea drummondii

Xanthorrhoea concava
speciesXanthorrhoea concava

Baarl
speciesXanthorrhoea platyphylla

Xanthorrhoea brunonis
speciesXanthorrhoea brunonis

Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya
speciesXanthorrhoea acanthostachya

soft-leaved grasstree
speciesXanthorrhoea malacophylla

dwarf grasstree
speciesXanthorrhoea nana

Xanthorrhoea acaulis
speciesXanthorrhoea acaulis

desert grass-tree
speciesXanthorrhoea thorntonii

Xanthorrhoea pumilio
speciesXanthorrhoea pumilio

Xanthorrhoea brevistyla
speciesXanthorrhoea brevistyla

Xanthorrhoea arenaria
speciesXanthorrhoea arenaria

Xanthorrhoea bracteata
speciesXanthorrhoea bracteata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 83581.