Xanthorrhoea nana

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

Xanthorrhoea nana, commonly known as dwarf grasstree, is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Western Australia.[1]

Description

The perennial grass tree typically grows to a height of 1 metre (3 ft) with the trunk reaching 0 to 0.5 metres (0 to 2 ft), scape of 0.3 metres (1.0 ft) and the flower spike to 0.3 metres (1 ft). It blooms between August and October producing cream-white flowers.[1]

Distribution

It has a scattered distribution the Wheatbelt and western Goldfields-Esperance regions of Western Australia where grows in sandy soils.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Xanthorrhoea nana". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
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