Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia
Grey Grass-tree at Uriarra Village, ACT
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| Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia | marcycad | 12 Feb 2025 | |
| Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Jul 2020 | |
| Xanthorrhoea (genus) | trevorpreston | 10 Jul 2020 |
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User's notes
This was on the hill above the cotter dam car park, pretty sure its not a planted one as it was on a very steep slope and in natural vegetation.
5 comments
10 Jul 2020
Thanks for the sighting - this is currently considered a rare species in the ACT and is susceptible to phytophora, The cotter dam area is a bit of a hot spot for it but this is a new location.
22 Jul 2020
So what makes it Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia and not Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. glauca. I grow a number Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia/glauca and a number in my garden. Is Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia only found in ACT?
22 Jul 2020
Yes Xanthorrhoea gluaca subsp glauca is only native to northern NSW. Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia is the only grass tree native to the ACT - though there are other species in surrounding areas of NSW
23 Jul 2020
Thank you for your reply Michael. You are a true stalwart of CNM and of native plants per se. Have you thought of adding videos to the site? Particularly videos streamed via a YouTube channel that could be linked to other enviro groups such as the ANPSC Day Activity Group Mailchimp e-newsletter.
24 Jul 2020
We are thinking of having an associated website where videos and other material could be accessed. Our sister site on the far south coast is ahead of us in this context - and has several great videos for public access
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Location information
- Maps Cotter Reserve Cotter Reservoir
- Places Uriarra Village, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- trevorpreston Recorded by
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
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- trevorpreston NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia Grass-trees Palms and tree-like monocots Plants
Species information
- Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia Scientific name
- Grey Grass-tree Common name
- Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1114m Recorded at altitude
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