Xanthorrhoea quadrangulata F.Muell.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Xanthorrhoea

Characteristics

Trunk to 2 m long; stem sometimes branched; crowns usually 1 or 2, hemispherical. Leaves quadrate-rhombic in T.S., c. 1.8 mm wide, 1-1.5 mm thick, very blue-grey, glaucous. Scape c. 55 cm long, c. 12 mm diam. Spike length usually less than scape, c. 30 cm long, c. 30 mm diam. Cluster-bracts obscure. Packing-bracts shortly acute to acute, subglabrous. Sepals shortly acute, beaked, without proboscis, subglabrous. Petals shortly recurved, sometimes with very small proboscis, glabrous except for tuft of short hairs at apex.
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A small tree. It grows 2-3 m high and spreads 1.2-2 m wide. It keeps growing from year to year. The trunk can be 3 m tall. The leaves are narrow and tough and spray out. They are dark green and 4 sided in cross section. They are 60-90 cm long. The flower spikes are narrow and white. They are 0.9-1.2 m long.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 1.2 - 2.0
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
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Environment

Inhabits dry rocky sites, especially ridges, but also heavy clay soils.
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It is a subtropical plant. It suits hardiness zones 9-11.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-11

Usage

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Edible roots
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Images

Flower

Xanthorrhoea quadrangulata flower picture by Graeme Worsley (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Xanthorrhoea quadrangulata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:444061-1
WFO ID wfo-0000753916
COL ID 5C895
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Synonyms

Xanthorrhoea quadrangulata