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Grasstrees
Xanthorrhoea
Xanthorrhoea () is a genus of about 30 species of succulent flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae. They are endemic to Australia. Common names for the plants include grasstree, grass gum-tree (for resin-yielding species), kangaroo tail, balga (Western Australia), yakka (South Australia), yamina (Tasmania, from the palawa kani language), and black boy (or "blackboy"). The most common species is Xanthorrhoea australis, and some of these names are applied specifically to this species.
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.