Bottlebrush grass tree

Xanthorrhoea macronema

''Xanthorrhoea macronema'' is a forest plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, found in coastal regions of eastern Australia north of Sydney, New South Wales to Fraser Island, Queensland. The trunk of this grass tree is underground.
Bottlebrush grass tree Native to this country, growing in sclerophyll forest; north from the Sydney region. Trunk absent; sometimes branched below ground. Crowns are in a loosely upright or deflexed tuft. Leaves 3 mm width with a sandpaper texture. Scape 1–1.5 m height, 4–5 mm diameter, spike 5 –13 cm long. The plant has yellow flowers resembling those of Banksia or Bottlebrush, around 10 cm long (immature flower heads seen atop spikes at front of this grouping). Asparagales,Asphodelaceae,Australia,Bottlebrush grass tree,Flora,Geotagged,Winter,Xanthorrhoea macronema,botany,bottlebrush grass tree,new south wales,plant

Appearance

The common name is the bottlebrush grass tree. The plant features yellow flowers resembling those of Banksia or Bottlebrush, around 10 cm long. However, the flowering stem can be up to two metres long. Depending on fires, the plant flowers from July to August.

The glossy leaves are 2 to 4 mm wide, triangular in cross section with grooves and ribs. The leaves are rough like sandpaper to touch around the leaf margins.

Naming

The specific epithet comes from the Latin for "long thread", referring to the flowering stem.

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