Scientific Name: Xanthorrhoea fulva

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  • Common Name:
    Swamp Grasstree
  • Type:
    Herb , Grasstree
  • Family:
    XANTHORRHOEACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Winter, Spring
  • Vegetation Type:
    Wet Heath
  • Species List:
    EdingtonDr, Cooroibah, Arthur Harrold NR,W1, Bush food, Craft, Emu Mt., Peregian Boardwalk, Mooloolaba TAFE, Kingfisher Bay Resort, Cranks Creek, Noosa North Shore PS, TAFE, Girraween, Emu Swamp, Marcus Dunes, Noosa River NP, BHNR, Arthur Harrold NR,, NNS, Regional Ecosystem 12.3.13.
Cultural Notes

Honey Production: honey source minor, pollen source minor.||Bush food: edible nectar, seeds and leaf bases. Grubs in trunk base.||Dry flower stalks used for fire-making.||

Identification Notes

No aerial trunk|Leaves triangular or almost flat in cross-section, glaucous in colour|Flower spikes densely hairy|Flowering part less than half total height of spike|.

Associated Fauna

found in Ground Parrot habit.||

Landscaping Notes

Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type)||Feature foliage||Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery.||The ABC Gardening Show suggested that transplanted grasstrees would benefit from several applications of a brown sugar and water mixture to stimulate micro-organisms. The mixing rate is half a cup of brown sugar to 5 litres of water. Small plants would require a smaller quantity of mixture. Water monthly with the brown sugar solution for two years.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||