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Xanthorrhoea concava is a species of grasstree native to New South Wales, Australia.

Xanthorrhoea concava
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asphodelaceae
Subfamily:	Xanthorrhoeoideae
Genus:	Xanthorrhoea
Species:	X. concava
Binomial name
Xanthorrhoea concava (A.T.Lee) D.J.Bedford
Synonyms
Xanthorrhoea resinosa subsp. concava A.T.Lee

Description

X. concava has no discernible trunk, though it branches below ground and may have multiple crowns. The greyish to bluish-green leaves are about 3–6 mm wide and 1.5–2 mm thick. The scape is 0.5–2 m long and 1.5–3 cm in diameter. The flower spike is half as long as the scape, 50–90 cm long and 1.5–3 cm in diameter.[1]

Distribution and habitat

This grasstree occurs in south-eastern New South Wales, from the Sydney region southwards to Eden, often on seasonally waterlogged sites.[1]

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