Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia

Grey Grass-tree at Coree, ACT

Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia at Coree, ACT - 21 Apr 2018
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Identification history

Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia 21 Apr 2018 BettyDonWood
Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia 21 Apr 2018 Mike

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Cotter Dam lookout.

5 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   22 Apr 2018
What shape would you infer the leaf cross-section was?
Mike wrote:
   22 Apr 2018
Probably rhombic. There is a close-up shot in sighting https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/3395269.
BettyDonWood wrote:
   22 Apr 2018
I am not 100% sure this is a juvenile Xanthorrhoea, but it does not really look like a grass.
Mike wrote:
   22 Apr 2018
There were several larger plants nearby and some that had flowered. None had developed trunks.
   23 Apr 2018
Brendan Lepschi of the CIRO, has advised that only one species of grasstree occurs in the ACT. We currently have only 18 recent ACT locations and an recorded total population of <500, so would appreciate any sightings of this species.

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  • 4 - 15 Abundance
  • 21 Apr 2018 04:26 PM Recorded on
  • Mike Recorded by

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  • 30cm to 1 metre Plant height

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