Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya
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| Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya | |
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| X. acanthostachya flower-spike | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Xanthorrhoeoideae |
| Genus: | Xanthorrhoea |
| Species: | X. acanthostachya |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya | |
Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Western Australia.[1]
The perennial grass tree typically grows to a height of 0.8 to 3 metres (3 to 10 ft) with the trunk reaching 1.5 metres (5 ft), scape of 0.5 metres (1.6 ft) and the flower spike to 0.5 metres (2 ft). It blooms between August and December producing cream-white flowers.[1]