Xanthorrhoea fulva

Xanthorrhoea fulva is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to New South Wales and Queensland. It was previously regarded as a subspecies of Xanthorrhoea resinosa,[1] but reclassified as a species in its own right in 1986.[2]

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

Unlike some other grasstrees, it lacks a trunk, and instead grows from one or more underground stems. The leaves are blue-green or blue-grey and depressed in cross section. It flowers from August to October.[3]

Xanthorrhoea fulva grows in wet sandy areas from Wyong on the New South Wales Central Coast north to around Rockhampton in Queensland.[3][4]

References

  1. "Xanthorrhoea resinosa subsp. fulva A.T.Lee". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  2. "Xanthorrhoea fulva (A.T.Lee) D.J.Bedford". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  3. D.J.Bedford. "New South Wales Flora Online: Xanthorrhoea fulva". Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney, Australia.
  4. "Atlas of Living Australia". Retrieved 2017-07-19.
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