Xanthorrhoea concava explained

Xanthorrhoea concava is a species of grasstree native to New South Wales, Australia.

Description

X. concava has no discernible trunk, though it branches below ground and may have multiple crowns. The greyish to bluish-green leaves are about 3mm6mm wide and 1.5mm2mm thick. The scape is 0.5m–2mm (01.6feet–07feetm) long and 1.5cm–3cmcm (00.6inches–01inchescm) in diameter. The flower spike is half as long as the scape, 50cm–90cmcm (20inches–40inchescm) long and 1.5cm–3cmcm (00.6inches–01inchescm) in diameter.[1]

Distribution and habitat

This grasstree occurs in south-eastern New South Wales, from the Sydney region southwards to Eden, often on seasonally waterlogged sites.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Xanthorrhoea concava (A.T.Lee) D.J.Bedford . Bedford . D.J. . 1993 . NSW Flora Online . Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney . 16 March 2021.