Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya

Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Western Australia.[1]

Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya
X. acanthostachya flower-spike
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Xanthorrhoeoideae
Genus: Xanthorrhoea
Species:
X. acanthostachya
Binomial name
Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya

Description

The perennial grass tree typically grows to a height of 0.8 to 3 metres (3 to 10 ft) with the trunk reaching 1.5 metres (5 ft), scape of 0.5 metres (1.6 ft) and the flower spike to 0.5 metres (2 ft). It blooms between August and December producing cream-white flowers.[1]

Classification

The species was first formally described by the botanist David Bedford in 1985 as part of the work Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya (Xanthorrhoeaceae), a new species of the Perth region, Western Australia as published in the journal Nuytsia.[2][3][4]

Distribution

It has a scattered distribution along the west coast in the Wheatbelt, Peel and South West regions of Western Australia. It extends from Coorow in the north to Capel in the south where it grows in sandy soils with lateritic gravel.[1]

References
  1. "Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. Bedford, D J (1985). "Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya (Xanthorrhoeaceae), a new species of the Perth region, Western Australia". Nuytsia: journal of the Western Australian Herbarium. Perth, W.A. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. 5 (2): 317–322. ISSN 0085-4417. BioStor BHL
  3. "Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya (Xanthorrhoeaceae), a new species of the Perth region, Western Australia". Department of Parks and Wildlife. 22 January 1985. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. "Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya D.J.Bedford". Atlas of Living Australia. Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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