Xanthorrhoea Species, Australian Grass Tree, Square Leaved Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea quadrangulata)
Xanthorrhoea quadrangulata
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Here are some older specimens- not sure what species they are (most look a lot alike) growing in Pasadena, California
by palmbob Jul 9, 2003 2:33 AM
Here is a smaller adult plant next to a human to show scale.
by palmbob Jul 9, 2003 2:36 AM
Flower in April, Arcadia California
by palmbob Apr 3, 2004 1:37 PM
Plants with new flowers in April, Los Angeles arboretum
by palmbob Apr 3, 2004 1:37 PM
Mount Lofty Grass Tree in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia, August 1987
by kennedyh Feb 2, 2006 9:58 PM
Found at the San Francisco Arboretum.
by Kell Oct 12, 2006 11:26 PM
my own seedling... should be a nice, tall tree by the time I'm 180 years old. Hope I live that long.
by palmbob Jun 15, 2007 11:36 PM
Making the entrance to Lotusland all that! In Santa Barbara, California.
by Kell Sep 10, 2007 5:32 PM
Seeds not quite ripe yet.
by Kell Dec 12, 2009 6:00 PM
Seeds blackened.
by Kell Dec 12, 2009 6:00 PM
At the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California.
by Kell Jul 7, 2011 5:28 AM
by Kell Jul 7, 2011 5:29 AM
by Kell Jul 7, 2011 5:29 AM
At the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California.
by Kell Jul 7, 2011 5:57 AM
by Kell Jul 7, 2011 5:58 AM
New flower head.
by Kell Jul 7, 2011 5:58 AM
Older flower head, you can see the seeds.
by Kell Jul 7, 2011 5:59 AM
With 3 flower heads. At the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California.
by Kell Jul 7, 2011 6:00 AM
Plant in Manuka State Wayside, Ka'u, Hawai'i 'island.
by Metrosideros Jan 17, 2014 9:04 PM
Mature plant in Manuka State Wayside, Ka'u, Hawai'i Island.
by Metrosideros Jan 17, 2014 9:08 PM
Close-up of leaf globe.
by Metrosideros Jan 17, 2014 9:12 PM
Close-up of flower spike.
by Metrosideros Jan 17, 2014 9:16 PM
by palmbob Mar 21, 2016 9:51 PM
UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, northern California
by palmbob Mar 21, 2016 9:52 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Gill Muller from Port Elliot, South Australia.
by Kell Jun 27, 2017 3:53 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Gill Muller from Port Elliot, South Australia.
by Kell Jun 27, 2017 3:53 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Gill Muller from Port Elliot, South Australia.
by Kell Jun 27, 2017 3:54 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Gill Muller from Port Elliot, South Australia.
by Kell Jun 27, 2017 3:54 PM
Next to Xanthorrhoea semiplana. Photo courtesy of and copyright of Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell Nov 1, 2017 9:44 PM
New flower bud. Photo courtesy of and copyright of Gill Muller from Port Elliot, South Australia.
by Kell Feb 2, 2018 8:05 AM
1 week later, new flower bud. In captivity. Photo courtesy of and copyright of Gill Muller from Port Elliot, South Australia.
by Kell Feb 10, 2018 5:49 PM
1 week later, both with new flower bud. In captivity. Photo courtesy of and copyright of Gill Muller from Port Elliot, South Australia.
by Kell Feb 10, 2018 5:50 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell Apr 24, 2018 9:19 PM
Taller one is Xanthorrhoea semiplana. Photo courtesy of and copyright of Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell May 2, 2018 6:46 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell May 27, 2018 2:33 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell May 27, 2018 2:33 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell May 27, 2018 2:34 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell Oct 29, 2018 8:11 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell Dec 3, 2018 7:51 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell Feb 9, 2019 4:03 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell Feb 9, 2019 4:03 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell Feb 9, 2019 4:04 PM
With last years flower and new ones this year. Copyright Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell Mar 25, 2019 3:00 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell May 27, 2019 4:28 PM
With last years old blooms. Copyright Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell May 27, 2019 4:29 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell Jun 21, 2019 4:02 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Brian Freeman, from Victor Harbor, South Australia.
by Kell Jun 21, 2019 4:02 PM
Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden. Copyright of Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, California.
by Kell Jan 31, 2020 4:50 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Gill Muller from Port Elliot, South Australia.
by Kell May 2, 2020 6:51 PM
Photo courtesy of and copyright of Gill Muller from Port Elliot, South Australia.
by Kell May 2, 2020 6:52 PM