Black boys Xanthorrhoea

Botanic Gardens, Melbourne See notes under my other shot of this species. My backpack put at base for scale. It is 0.5 metres high. The dense skirt of dead fronds is rarely seen in the wild, as wild plants have generally passed through many fires, which also leave the trunk blackened - hence the name "blackboy" (which some now find slightly offensive and which I avoid using).

Ancient Xanthorrea (grass trees) # Australian flora

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Shot at Perth Zoo, Perth, Western Australia - December 2008

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Xanthorrhoea hastile, reproduced from “Capturing Flora: 300 years of botanical illustration"