Scientific Name: Xanthorrhoea macronema

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  • Pronunciation:
    zan-thor-REE-ah mac-row-NEE-mah
  • Common Name:
    Bottle Brush Grasstree, Forest Bottlebrush
  • Type:
    Herb , Grasstree
  • Family:
    XANTHORRHOEACEAE
  • Flowers:
    White, cream
  • Fruit:
    capsule
  • Vegetation Type:
    Dry Eucalypt Forest,
  • Species List:
    Emu Mt., Cooroibah Airstrip, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, NNP Parkedge/Alex, NNP service road, Wooroi Palm Grove, Cooloothin Corner, Tewantin Forest Gyndier,Fraser Island, NNP Viewland/Brunjes, Upper Yandina Creek, TAFE, Noosa Banks, Dandaloo, Noosa River NP, Heritage Park
Cultural Notes

Honey Production: honey source minor, pollen source minor.|| Dry flower stalks used for fire-making.||

Identification Notes

Trunkless. |Leaf triangular in cross section |Flower spikes have petals exceeding bracts and filament exceeding petals.||

Associated Fauna

Bird attracting: Birds are attracted to this plant for the nectar, and the insects it attracts.

Landscaping Notes

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