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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'' (family: Asphodelaceae), a genus of about 30 species endemic to Australia, commonly called grasstrees Places *Grasstree railway station, New South Wales, Australia *Grasstree, Queensland Grasstree Beach is a coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It contains two towns, Grasstree in the centre of the locality () and Zelma on the coast (). In the , Grasstree Beach had a population of 717 people. Geography ..., a town in Australia * Grasstree Beach, a locality in Queensland, Australia {{disambig, plant ... [...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 This drought-tolerant and dramatic ''Dasylirion'' is cultivated by nurseries for use in both personal gardens as well as public or corporate xeric landscapes, mainly in the Southwestern United States (from Texas west to California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...). It is valued for its soft and billowing, ''Agave''-like form, which the plant has in its early life, resembling a thin- and multi-leaved agave plant. ... [...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 cosmel ... [...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. Description 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 e ... [...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. 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. Their flowers can be either white of deep pink in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xanthorrhoea
''Xanthorrhoea'' () is a genus of about 30 species of Succulent plant, succulent flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae. They are Endemism, endemic to Australia. Common names for the plants include grasstree, grass gum-tree (for resin-yielding species), kangaroo tail, balga (Western Australia), yakka (South Australia), yamina (Tasmania), and black boy (or "blackboy"). The most common species is ''Xanthorrhoea australis'', and some of these names are applied specifically to this species. Description All species in the genus are Perennial plant, perennials and have a secondary growth, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grasstree Railway Station
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 Succulent plant, succulent flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae. They are Endemism, endemic to Australia. Common names for the plants include grasstree, grass gum-tree (for resin-yie ...'' (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, pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grasstree, Queensland
Grasstree Beach is a coastal locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It contains two towns, Grasstree in the centre of the locality () and Zelma on the coast (). In the , Grasstree Beach had a population of 717 people. Geography Th''e'' Coral Sea f''or''ms the eastern boundary of the locality while Cabbage Tree Creek and Castrades Inlet form the southern boundary. The locality has the following coastal features, clockwise: * Victor Island () * Point Victor () * Mick Ready Beach () * Grasstree Beach () * Castrades Inlet () * Cabbage Tree Creek () The locality has the following mountains: * Mount Haden () * Raspberry Hill () The Goonyella railway line enters the locality from the south-west (Sarina / Sarina Beach) and exits the locality to the north ( Hay Point). The locality is served by the Dalrymple Junction railway station (). Much of the land in the east of locality is undeveloped. There is suburban housing in the two towns with some rural residential h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
