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Xanthorrhoea semiplana

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Xanthorrhoea semiplana
Tufted Grass Tree at Anstey Hill
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 tateana). Cape Cassini, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Kangaroo Island grass tree (Xanthorrhoea semiplana tateana). Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.

Xanthorrhoea semiplana is a species of grass tree found in south-eastern Australia. It has two subspecies:[1]

  • Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp. semiplana – Tufted grass tree, found on the Eyre, Yorke and Fleurieu Peninsulas, south-eastern South Australia and probably central-western Victoria[1]
  • Xanthorrhoea semiplana ssp. tateana – Kangaroo Island grass tree, Tate's grass tree or Yakka Bush

References

  1. ^ a b "Xanthorrhoea semiplana F.Muell., Fragm. 4: 111 (1864)". Flora of Australia Online. ABRS. 1986. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)


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