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Xanthorrhoea pumilio

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

Xanthorrhoea pumilio is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Queensland.[1]

The perennial grass tree typically grows to a height of 2 to 3 metres (7 to 10 ft) with the trunk reaching 0.6 metres (2 ft), scape of 0.5 to 2 metres (1.6 to 6.6 ft) and the flower spike to 0.5 metres (2 ft). It blooms between April and May producing cream-white flowers.[2]

The species is found along the east coast of Queensland from Cooktown south to Gladstone and as afar west as the Great Dividing Range.

References

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  1. ^ "Xanthorrhoea pumilio". WetlandInfo. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Queensland. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Xanthorrhoea pumilio R.Br., Prodr. 288 (1810)". Flora of Australia Online. Commonwealth of Australia. 1986. Retrieved 7 June 2017.