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Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia

Grey Grass-tree at Paddys River, ACT

Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Oct 2014
Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia at Paddys River, ACT - 29 Oct 2014
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Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia 10 Apr 2018 BettyDonWood
Xanthorrhoea australis 13 Nov 2014 MichaelMulvaney
Xanthorrhoea australis 29 Oct 2014 galah681
Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia 29 Oct 2014 galah681

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6 comments

BettyDonWood wrote:
   31 Oct 2014
The photos are not detailed enough to decide whether these are Xanthorrhoea australis or Xanthorrhoea glauca.
galah681 wrote:
   31 Oct 2014
Frank Ingwersen, who conducted a vegetation survey at Tidbinbilla in 1979 identified the species as Xanthorrhoea australis. What sort of details are needed to distinguish between the 2 species?
   31 Oct 2014
Betty the ACT Census for Vascular Plants only lists Xanthorrhoea glauca angustifolia has occurring in the ACT. However the distribution in both Flora of NSW and The atlas of Living Australia would seem to include the ACT - are you aware of both occurring in the ACT. Wendy the distinguishing difference between the two seems to be the shape and hairiness of the bracts that fill out the flowers on the flowering spike. Cheers Michael
galah681 wrote:
   31 Oct 2014
I will see if I can get some closeups of the flowers and bracts. (It's Jennie NOT Wendy posting this! Michael, you often get us muddled up!!)
   2 Nov 2014
Thanks and sorry for my confusion Jennie. You will probably have to pull a bract apart from the flower to photograph the distinguishing features
BettyDonWood wrote:
   10 Apr 2018
See my comment at https://canberra.naturemapr.org/Community/Sightings/Details/27409

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