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Grasstree (other)
Grass tree, grass-tree or grasstree may refer to several plant species, including: Plants *'' Dasylirion longissimum'' (family: Asparagaceae), known as the Mexican Grass Tree *''Dracophyllum'' (family: Ericaceae), a genus of about 100 species sometimes known as grass-trees *'' Kingia australis'' (family: Dasypogonaceae), a monotypic genus from Southwest Australia *''Richea pandanifolia'' (family: Ericaceae), known as the Giant Grass Tree *''Xanthorrhoea ''Xanthorrhoea'' () is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants endemic to Australia. Species are known by the name grass tree. Description All are perennials and have a secondary thickening meristem in the stem. Many, but not all, ...'' (family: Asphodelaceae), a genus of about 30 species endemic to Australia, commonly called grasstrees Places * Grasstree railway station, New South Wales, Australia * Grasstree, Queensland, a town in Australia * Grasstree Beach, a locality in Queensland, Australia {{disambig, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasylirion Longissimum
''Dasylirion longissimum'', the Mexican Grass Tree, is a species of flowering plant native to the Chihuahuan Desert and other xeric habitats in Northeastern Mexico. Description Evergreen trunk-forming shrub, slow and moderate growing to tall and wide, and can be up to tall by in diameter. The long bladed leaves are up to long by across. Cultivation The drought-tolerant and dramatic plant is cultivated by nurseries for use in personal gardens and larger xeriscape landscape projects in the Southwestern United States and California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the .... ''Dasylirion longissimum'' is hardy to References {{Taxonbar, from=Q146896 longissimum Flora of Northeastern Mexico Flora of Coahuila Flora of San Luis Potosí Flora of Tamaulipas Flora of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dracophyllum
''Dracophyllum'' is a genus of plants belonging to the family Ericaceae, formerly Epacridaceae. There are 61 species in the genus, mostly shrubs, but also cushion plants and trees, found in New Zealand, Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. The name ''Dracophyllum'', meaning dragon-leaf, refers to their strong outward similarity to the unrelated '' Dracaena'', sometimes known as dragon tree. Although dicotyledonous, they resemble primitive monocots with their slender leaves concentrated in clumps at the ends of the branches; they are sometimes called grass-trees. The height varies from one centimetre ('' D. minimum'') to about 12 metres ('' D. longifolium''). Species The following species are recognised by ''The Plant List'': *'' Dracophyllum acerosum'' Berggr. *'' Dracophyllum adamsii'' Petrie *'' Dracophyllum alticola'' Däniker *'' Dracophyllum arboreum'' Cockayne * ''Dracophyllum'' × ''arcuatum'' W.R.B.Oliv. *'' Dracophyllum balansae'' Virot *'' Dracophyllum cos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingia Australis
''Kingia'' is a genus consisting of a single species, ''Kingia australis'', and belongs to the plant family Dasypogonaceae. The Aboriginal name bullanock is used as a common name for the plant. It has a thick pseudo-trunk consisting of accumulated leaf-bases, with a cluster of long, slender leaves on top. The trunk is usually unbranched, but can branch if the growing tip is damaged. Flowers occur in egg-shaped clusters on the ends of up to 100 long curved stems. ''Kingia'' grows extremely slowly, the trunk increasing in height by about 1½ centimetres per year. It can live for centuries, however, so can attain a substantial height; 400-year-old plants with a height of six metres are not unusual. Taxonomy When not flowering, ''Kingia australis'' bear a superficial similarity to species of the genus ''Xanthorrhoea''. However, the flower stalks of ''Kingia australis'' are completely different from that of ''Xanthorrhoea'' species and the two are not closely related. For examp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richea Pandanifolia
''Richea pandanifolia'', the pandani or giant grass tree, is a distinctive endemic Tasmanian angiosperm. It is dicot of the family Ericaceae and is found in central, western and south west Tasmania. It is a favourite among hikers and nature lovers. Description ''Richea pandanifolia'' can be described as an erect tree or shrub. It grows from in height. While it usually grows from just one stem, it can sometimes be branched. This branching occurs in the lowland subspecies as well as in damaged alpine plants. The species has strap-like leaves that taper to points and can grow up to long. These are dense and form from terminus branches. As the leaves age they are persistent, meaning that they remain on the plant. Young leaves are green in colour but as they age they become a greyish brown. The margins of these leaves are serrated and can cut human skin. Inflorescences emerge from the leaf axils on structures called panicles (branched inflorescence) which can grow up to long. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xanthorrhoea
''Xanthorrhoea'' () is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants endemic to Australia. Species are known by the name grass tree. Description All are perennials and have a secondary thickening meristem in the stem. Many, but not all, species develop an above ground stem. The stem may take up to twenty years to emerge. Plants begin as a crown of rigid grass-like leaves, the caudex slowly growing beneath. The main stem or branches continue to develop beneath the crown, This is rough-surfaced, built from accumulated leaf-bases around the secondarily thickened trunk. The trunk is sometimes unbranched, some species will branch if the growing point is damaged, and others naturally grow numerous branches. Flowers are borne on a long spike above a bare section called a scape; the total length can be over three four metres long in some species. Flowering occurs in a distinct flowering period, which varies for each species, and often stimulated by bushfire. Fires will burn t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grasstree Railway Station
Grasstree is a closed station on the Main North railway line in New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es .... It opened in 1877 NSWrail.net, accessed 11 August 2009. and closed to passenger services in 1975 and was subsequently demolished. It consisted of a pair of side platforms at the site of a passing loop. No trace of the station now remains. References Disused regional railway stations in New South Wales[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grasstree, Queensland
Grasstree Beach is a coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Grasstree Beach had a population of 745 people. It contains two towns, Grasstree in the centre of the locality () and Zelma on the coast (). History The town of Grasstree first appears on an 1891 survey plan. Grass Tree Provisional School opened circa 1892 and closed in 1899. It reopened in 1901 and closed permanently in 1905 due to low student numbers. The town of Zelma first appears on a 1935 survey plan. The locality was named and bounded on 4 June 1999. Geography The waters and inlets of the ''Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fren ...'' form the eastern boundary and part of the southern. References External links * Town map of Grasstree, 1974 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
