I took quite a few closeups of the flowers and bracts, but I am not sure if there is anything to help distinguish bewteen X. australis and X. glauca - they seem very similar. Nancy Burbidge's book only describes X. australis. These grass trees are in a different location from the others I reported, but I imagine they would all be the same species.
Thanks Jennie, Given that the scape is long, thin and with a slight hook and seems hairless, I'm leaning towards Xanthorrhoea australis - will try and get some one with more knowledge than me to take a look
Cheers Michael
Jennie - Dave Mallison explained that X. australis is not in the ACT plant Census as the CSIRO does not hold any specimens of it - it is a difficult one to collect.
Thanks for sorting out the species. I am glad it was X. australis, otherwise I would have had to add a correction sheet to all the remaining 'World of Tidbinbilla' books as there are numerous references to this species in the book.
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