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Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorrhoea

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Xanthorrhoeaceae Family

Xanthorrhoea Genus

Other Names for this Plant

Blackboy

Location

East coast Australia

Physical Description

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The Grass Tree (formerly known by the less politically correct name of Blackboy) is a uniquely Australian plant and is a common sight throughout the Australian bushland. It resembles a clump of spiky grass like leave on a stout black trunk. Occasionally it will produce a flower stem from the center of the leaf clump which can reach up to 2m high.

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Xanthorrhoeaceae

Asparagales

Monocots

One First-Leaves (Monocots)

Mesangiospermae

Half Capsule Seed Division

Magnolia Division

Seed Plants

Real Land Plants

Multiple Spore Sub-Kingdom

Stomatophytes

Air Pores Sub-Kingdom

Embryophytes

Multicellular Land Plants

Streptobionta

Multicellular Plants

Plantae

Plants

Eukaryota

Cells with a Nucleus

General Information

The Aboriginal people of Australia had a range of uses of the Grass Tree.

The tall flower stem was used as a lightweight spear for fishing etc.

Flowers can be dunked into water to produce a sweet drink.

The white base of the leaves can be eaten and have a rather bland sweetish-starch taste.

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