Xanthorrhoea australis
Austral Grass Tree, Kangaroo Tails at Bundanoon, NSW
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| Xanthorrhoea australis | Tapirlord | 12 Feb 2025 | ||
| Xanthorrhoea australis | marcycad | 12 Feb 2025 | ||
| Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia | Tapirlord | 16 Nov 2021 | ||
| Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia | Tapirlord | 15 Nov 2021 |
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User's notes
I was under the impression that X.glauca was the only species in the highlands, but I saw signs on the walk for X.Australis. If the two species occur at Morton NP, then I don’t believe we cna go beyond genus.
2 comments
12 Feb 2025
X. glauca angustifolia does not occur in Morton NP. There is a definitive boundary between the two species, whereby X. australis occurs on the eastern scarp of the Dividing Range and along the milder coastal regions in SE NSW, by contrast, X. glauca angustifolia occurs further inland west over the Dividing Range in NSW. This region is not consistent with X. glauca's distribution.
12 Feb 2025
Yeah a bit of a mistake from my past (considerably less aware) self. Cheers for the pickup!
Location information
- Places Bundanoon, NSW
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- Tapirlord Recorded by
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Collections
- Tapirlord NatureMapr Southern Highlands Grass-trees Palms and tree-like monocots Plants Xanthorrhoea australis
Species information
- Xanthorrhoea australis Scientific name
- Austral Grass Tree, Kangaroo Tails Common name
- Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1006.71m Recorded at altitude
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