In particular, the resins of the Xanthorrhoea species were widely distributed and favored resources. The aim of this pilot study was to: (1) determine if starch grains were present in all of the ...

(1) Plants of Xanthorrhoea australis are resistant to fire in the early vegetative stage, largely because the apical meristem is buried up to 12 cm below the soil surface. (2) When the apex emerges ...

Grass trees (genus Xanthorrhoea) look like they were imagined by Dr Seuss. An unmistakable tuft of wiry, grass-like leaves atop a blackened, fire-charred trunk. Of all the wonderfully unique ...