Xanthorrhoea semiplana

Xanthorrhoea semiplana
Kangaroo Island grass tree ("Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp. tateana"). Cape Cassini, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Xanthorrhoeoideae
Genus: Xanthorrhoea
Species:
X. semiplana
Binomial name
Xanthorrhoea semiplana
F.Muell., 1864
Kangaroo Island grass tree (Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp. tateana). Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Xanthorrhoea semiplana is a species of grass tree found in south-eastern Australia,[2] with two subspecies:[3][4]

Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp. semiplana, the tufted grass tree, grows on the Eyre, Yorke and Fleurieu Peninsulas, southeastern South Australia and probably midwestern Victoria.[3]

Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp. tateana, the Kangaroo Island grass tree, Tate's grass tree or Yakka Bush, is lesser known.

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group.; Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). (2020). "Xanthorrhoea semiplana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T177361120A177373765. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T177361120A177373765.en. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
  2. ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Xanthorrhoea semiplana". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
  3. ^ a b "Xanthorrhoea semiplana F.Muell., Fragm. 4: 111 (1864)". Flora of Australia Online. ABRS. 1986. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ "Xanthorrhoea: A review of current knowledge with a focus on X. johnsonii and X. latifolia, two Queensland protected plants-in-trade".