Biology:Xanthorrhoea pumilio
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Xanthorrhoea pumilio | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Xanthorrhoeoideae |
| Genus: | Xanthorrhoea |
| Species: | X. pumilio
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| Xanthorrhoea pumilio R.Br.
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Xanthorrhoea pumilio is a species of grasstree of the genus Xanthorrhoea native to Queensland.[1]
The perennial grass tree typically grows to a height of 2 to 3 metres (7 to 10 ft) with the trunk reaching 0.6 metres (2 ft), scape of 0.5 to 2 metres (1.6 to 6.6 ft) and the flower spike to 0.5 metres (2 ft). It blooms between April and May producing cream-white flowers.[2]
The species is found along the east coast of Queensland from Cooktown south to Gladstone and as afar west as the Great Dividing Range.
References
- ↑ "Xanthorrhoea pumilio". WetlandInfo. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection, Queensland. https://wetlandinfo.ehp.qld.gov.au/wetlands/ecology/components/species/?xanthorrhoea-pumilio.
- ↑ "Xanthorrhoea pumilio R.Br., Prodr. 288 (1810)". Flora of Australia Online. Commonwealth of Australia. 1986. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=51219.
Wikidata ☰ Q15600661 entry
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