Scientific Name: Xanthorrhoea latifolia subsp.latifolia

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  • Pronunciation:
    Forest Grasstree
  • Type:
    Herb , Grasstree
  • Family:
    XANTHORRHOEACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Spring
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest Arthur Harrold NR , NNS,
  • Species List:
    W2, Bush food, Weyba Nature Refuge, Eumarella Rd., Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Cooroibah26.4.09, Cooloothin Corner, Noosa North Shore PS
Cultural Notes

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

Identification Notes

Leaves green (not grey/green). Leaf quadrangular in cross-section. Scapes usually smooth 1-2 times as long as spike. Usually seen without aerial trunk but can reach 2 metres tall

Landscaping Notes

Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type)||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||