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gracilis

Taxon

Xanthorrhoea gracilis Endl.

Protologue Pl. Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 2(1): 39. 1846 [26-28 Nov 1846]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (14).JPG

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (14).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (1).JPG

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (1).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (11).JPG

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (11).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (9).JPG

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (9).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (2).JPG

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (2).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (18).JPG

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (18).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (12).JPG

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (12).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (7).JPG

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (7).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (10).JPG

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (10).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (15).JPG

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (15).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (13).JPG

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (13).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (8).JPG

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (8).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (6).JPG

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (6).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (16).JPG

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (16).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (17).JPG

Xanthorrhoea gracilis, Davidson, C 13474--Australia. W.A. Albany Hwy, odom 48.0. DSC06018 (17).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Endemic to Western Australia (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson, C 13474

October 28, 2016

Location

Australia, Western Australia (Perth, Kenwick)

-32.031056, 115.970861

Location Remarks

Brixton Street Wetlands (Nature Reserve), in Kenwick, an eastern suburb of Perth. 8 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Kevin Thiele, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Acaulescent. Spike to c. 1 m. or a little more.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Asphodelaceae

Genus

Xanthorrhoea

Specific Epithet

gracilis

Authorship

Endl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#288,635 of 335,497

Top 87%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →