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Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea australis) only grows 1-2 cm per year so takes 100 years to grow 1m. Can live up to 700 years. The spike can reach a metre high. Lives in arid sandy red soil parts of Australia. Reaches max height of 4 metres. Xanthorrhoea australis Click/tap to enlarge Species intro

Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea australis)

only grows 1-2 cm per year so takes 100 years to grow 1m. Can live up to 700 years. The spike can reach a metre high. Lives in arid sandy red soil parts of Australia. Reaches max height of 4 metres.

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    WildFlower
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    Graeme, does the sign specify which species of Xanthorrhoea this is?
    According to Wikipedia there are 28 species and five subspecies of Xanthorrhoea.     Posted 12 years ago
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      sorry for delay. Xanthorrhoea Australis grass tree Posted 12 years ago
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        WildFlower
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        Great, another marvellous new species from Down Under. Posted 12 years ago

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The Xanthorrhoea australis)

''Xanthorrhoea australis'', the grass tree, austral grasstree or blackboy, is an Australian plant. It is the most commonly seen species of the genus ''Xanthorrhoea''. Its trunk can grow up to several metres tall and is often branched. In certain Aboriginal languages, it is called ''bukkup'', ''baggup'' or ''kawee''.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
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Uploaded Jul 7, 2013. Captured Dec 18, 2012 11:15.
  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/790s
  • ISO400
  • 75mm