Xanthorrhoea bracteata R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Xanthorrhoea

Characteristics

Trunk none; stem branched below ground; crowns 1 to many, each a ±erect tuft. Leaves ±very depressed-cuneate or very depressed-obtrullate in T.S., 2.2-2.8 mm wide, 1-1.5 mm thick; ? green and not glaucous. Scape 30-50 cm long, 5-8 mm diam. Spike c. 1/3 as long as scape, 10-18 cm long, 14-22 mm diam. Cluster-bracts prominent, triangular to narrowly triangular, glabrous to very slightly subglabrous. Packing-bracts triangular to narrowly triangular, glabrous to very slightly subglabrous. Sepals triangular, beaked, without proboscis, glabrous. Petals reflexed, often without proboscis, glabrous except papillose hairs at apex.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

Grows in heathlands and low-lying sandy places.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Distribution

Xanthorrhoea bracteata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:444047-1
WFO ID wfo-0000753901
COL ID 5C88G
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Synonyms

Xanthorrhoea bracteata