Xanthorrhoea

Ok, so here are some Xanthorrhoea, or grass trees.

Bibra Lake and Birding Glenda Larke 2008

Root disease is now spreading to other habitats, including kwongan shrublands, and in particular Stirling Range National Park, where it has caused mortality among susceptible plants like the peculiar grass trees (Xanthorrhoea spp.) and members of the Proteaceae, especially the banksias (Banksia spp.).

Biological diversity in Southwest Australia 2008

The relict alluvial dune fields east of the Warrego River in Queensland support a diverse "heath" flora and several species at the western edge of their distribution such as Eucalyptus melanophloia, E. ammophila, Casuarina inophloia, and Xanthorrhoea johnsonnii.

Eastern Australia mulga shrublands 2008

Ok, so here are some Xanthorrhoea, or grass trees.

Archive 2008-03-01 Glenda Larke 2008

Now largely cleared, marri (Eucalyptus calophylla) – kingia (Kingia australis) woodlands grow on heavy soils of the Swan Coastal Plain, and marri – grass tree (Xanthorrhoea preissii) woodlands and shrublands also grow on the Swan Coastal Plain.

Swan Coastal Plain scrub and woodlands 2007

The country was sandy, and bedecked with triodia, but near the range I saw for the first time on this expedition a quantity of the Australian grass-tree (Xanthorrhoea) dotting the landscape.

Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866

Some more Xanthorrhoea were seen, and several small creeks joined this from the ranges to the north.

Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866

Xanthorrhoea, reaching a height of twelve feet, was seen on the ranges along Rudall's Creek, but no specimen for examination was secured.

Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866

Grubs are principally procured by the natives from the Xanthorrhoea or grass-tree, but they are also found in wattle-trees, and in dead timber; those found in the grass-tree have a fragrant aromatic flavour and taste very like a nice nut.

Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855

A number of grass-trees (Xanthorrhoea) grew near the spot where we had halted; they appeared unhealthy and stunted, but indeed I suspect they are a new and undescribed variety.

Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 George Grey 1855