Xanthorrhoea glauca

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|taxon = Xanthorrhoea glauca

|image = Xanthorrhoea Mt Cabrebald 1.jpg

|image_caption = Grass tree forest – Barrington Tops National Park, Australia

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. |author2=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). |year=2021 |title=Xanthorrhoea glauca |volume=2021 |page=e.T192205293A192226273 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T192205293A192226273.en |access-date=21 May 2024}}

|authority = D.J.Bedford

|synonyms = * Xanthorrhoea australis R.Br.

}}

Xanthorrhoea glauca is a large plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea,{{cite web |title=Xanthorrhoea glauca|work= PlantNET - NSW Flora Online, retrieved Feb 8th, 2011|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Xanthorrhoea~glauca}} widespread in eastern Australia. The trunk can grow in excess of 5 metres tall, and may have many branches. It is occasionally seen in large communities in nutrient rich soils. The leaves are a grey or bluish glaucous green.

Two sub-species are recognised; subspecies angustifolia and glauca.

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