Xanthorrhoea macronema

1 Bottle Brush Grasstree, Forest Grasstree at Nambucca Heads, NSW

Xanthorrhoea macronema at Nambucca Heads, NSW - 26 Nov 2022 10:27 AM
Xanthorrhoea macronema at Nambucca Heads, NSW - 26 Nov 2022 10:27 AM
Xanthorrhoea macronema at Nambucca Heads, NSW - 26 Nov 2022 10:27 AM
Xanthorrhoea macronema at Nambucca Heads, NSW - 26 Nov 2022 10:27 AM
Xanthorrhoea macronema at Nambucca Heads, NSW - 26 Nov 2022 10:27 AM
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Identification history

Xanthorrhoea macronema 4 Feb 2025 marcycad
Xanthorrhoea macronema 28 Dec 2022 natureguy
Xanthorrhoea macronema 29 Nov 2022 trevorpreston
Unidentified 27 Nov 2022 trevorpreston

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About 1.8m tall, looks like a bottlebrush flower on a stick, but coming from sparse scrappy grass like leaves.

4 comments

trevorpreston wrote:
   29 Nov 2022
I'm pretty sure this is Xanthorrhoea macronema. Not sure this species should be in trees though, might be more suited put in Other Shrubs.
natureguy wrote:
   28 Dec 2022
Many of the categories used in the taxonomy aren't really suitable - hopefully this gets updated soon.
marcycad wrote:
   4 Feb 2025
Xanthorrhoea would be better placed in with lilies.
Tapirlord wrote:
   4 Feb 2025
That’s a really good suggestion. I’ll follow it up

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  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
  • True In flower

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