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Xanthorrhoea platyphylla D.J.Bedford

Reference
Fl.Austral. 46:228 (1986)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Perennial tree-like monocot, to 3 m high, trunk usually none or rarely to 0.6 m, scape length 0.5-0.8 m, spike length 0.95-1.65 m. Fl. white-cream, Jun. Grey sand, gravel, sandy clay.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 August 1999
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Katanning, Recherche, Southern Jarrah Forest.
IMCRA Regions
WA South Coast.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Cranbrook, Esperance, Jerramungup, Plantagenet, Ravensthorpe.