Xanthorrhoea

English: Xanthorrhoea is a genus of 29 species of en:monocot, placed alone in the plant family Xanthorrhoeaceae, in order Asparagales. Commonly known as grasstrees or blackboys, they are native to Australia. They are recognisable by their tall flower-spike arising from a distinctive head of very long leaves. Some species grow a pseudo-trunk, which is actually a hollow ring of accumulated leaf-bases.

Species

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  X. australis
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  X. brunonis
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  X. glauca
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  X. gracilis
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  X. johnsonii
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  X. latifolia
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  X. malacophylla
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  X. preissii
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  X. quadrangulata
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  X. semiplana

Anatomy

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  Flower spike, flowering
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  Flower spike, after fruiting
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  Cross-section of pseudo-trunk

Burning

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