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Xanthorrhoea latifolia

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Eastern Coastal Grass Tree
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Xanthorrhoeoideae
Genus: Xanthorrhoea
Species:
X. latifolia
Binomial name
Xanthorrhoea latifolia

Xanthorrhoea latifolia is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to New South Wales and Queensland.[1]

Usually found growing in sandy or gravelly soil in the coastal regions of eastern Australia north from Wyong, New South Wales up to Cairns Queensland. The trunk of this grass tree is either absent or can grow over 3.5 metres high.

References

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  1. ^ "Xanthorrhoea latifolia". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online, retrieved 12 August 2020.