Asphodelaceae FAMILY
Xanthorrhoea australis
Xanthorrhoea australis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Xanthorrhoea australis is a Evergreen Perennial up to 1.00 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeAustralia - New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria.
HabitatPoor sandy or heathy soils up to the montane zone[ 154 Title Flora of Victoria. Publication Author Ewart. A. J. Publisher University Press; Melbourne Year 1930 ISBN Description A flora of eastern Australia, it is rather short on information that is useful to the plant project. ].