Xanthorrhoea minor

Xanthorrhoea minor

''Xanthorrhoea minor'' is a species of grasstree of the genus ''Xanthorrhoea'' native to south-eastern Australia.
Grass tree ( Xanthorrhoea minor)  Xanthorrhoea minor

Appearance

Unlike some other species of grasstree, it lacks a trunk, and its leaves grow from one or more underground stems. The leaves are green. It flowers from October to November.
Grass tree ( Xanthorrhoea minor ) Great flower heads with lots of pollen and nectar bearing individual flowers much loved by many insects. 
 Xanthorrhoea minor

Naming

Two subspecies are currently recognised:

⤷ ''X. minor'' subsp. ''lutea'' from South Australia and Victoria
⤷ ''X. minor'' subsp. ''minor'' from New South Wales, which grows in wet poorly drained areas such as swamps around the Sydney Basin, north to Gosford, and west to Springwood and south to Campbelltown.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyAsphodelaceae
GenusXanthorrhoea
SpeciesX. minor
Photographed in
Australia