Xanthorrhoea glauca
D. J. Bedford
Grass tree
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Flowers - nectar, Leaf bases, Shoots
The nectar from flowers, leaf bases, and shoots are eaten.
How to Identify
A grass tree. It grows 5 m tall. It has fine strap like leaves. The flowering stalk is usually straight. The flower head has creamy coloured flowers.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Xanthorrhoea glauca is a large plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea, widespread in eastern Australia. The trunk can grow in excess of 5 metres tall, and may have many branches. It is occasionally seen in large communities in nutrient rich soils. The leaves are a grey or bluish glaucous green. Two sub-species are recognised; subspecies angustifolia and glauca.
References (2)
- Hunter, J. T. & Sheringham, P., 2006, Vegetation and Floristics of Melville Range Nature Reserve. A Report to the New South Wales Parks and Wildlife Service. p 183
- Williams A. & Sides, T., 2008, Wiradjuri Plant Use in the Murrumbidgee Catchment. Murrumbidgee Catchment Management Authority. Wagga Wagga, p 55
