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Xanthorrhoea thorntonii Tate
Grass Tree

Reference
Rep.Horn Sci.Exped. 3:191 (1896)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Perennial tree-like monocot, to 5 m high, trunk to 5 m, scape length 0.6-0.8 m, spike length 1.0-1.5 m. Fl. white-cream, Aug to Dec. Yellow to red sand.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 August 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Central Ranges, Coolgardie, Great Sandy Desert, Great Victoria Desert, Little Sandy Desert, Murchison.
IBRA Subregions
Central, Eastern Murchison, Mann-Musgrave Block, Shield, Southern Cross, Trainor.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Laverton, Meekatharra, Menzies, Ngaanyatjarraku, Sandstone, Wiluna.