Flora of Victoria

Stem almost totally subterranean, branched under ground. Leaves forming a ± erect tuft, depressed obtriangular, or often concave in cross-section, 1.9–3.5 mm wide, 1–1.5 mm thick, green, not glaucous. Inflorescence with flower-bearing part 5–30 cm long, c. 7–25 mm diam., 0.2–0.5 times as long as non-flowering axis which is 30–60(–120) cm long and c. 3–15 mm diam.; bracts around flowers sometimes prominent, often obscure, shortly acute to triangular. Sepals with apex shortly acute and sometimes with an adaxial projection present; petals glabrous, except for a small hairy, adaxial projection from the apex. Flowers Oct.–Apr.

CVU, DunT, EGL, EGU, GipP, Glep, Gold, GGr, HNF, HSF, LoM, NIS, OtP, OtR, Strz, VAlp, VRiv, VVP, WaP, WPro, Wim. Chiefly on sandy soils in heathlands and heathy woodlands.

Bedford (1986) recognized 2 subspecies, namely Xanthorrhoea minor subsp. minor and Xanthorrhoea minor subsp. lutea. The former subspecies is restricted to New South Wales. In Xanthorrhoea minor subsp. minor the bracts between flowers are ± shortly acute, subglabrous to fringed with hairs and glabrous on the abaxial side, and the petals are white to cream. The same bracts in Xanthorrhoea minor subsp. lutea are ± acute and medium hairy on margins and abaxial surface, and the petals are yellow.

Source: Conn, B.J. (1994). Xanthorrhoeaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 2, Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Updated by: Andre Messina, 2020-01-02

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Lilianae

order Asparagales

family Asphodelaceae

genus Xanthorrhoea

species Xanthorrhoea minor R.Br.

Higher taxa

subspecies Xanthorrhoea minor subsp. lutea D.J.Bedford

Victoria

**Source:** AVH (2014). *Australia's Virtual Herbarium*, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Xanthorrhoea minor subsp. lutea in AVH ; *Victorian Biodiversity Atlas*, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Xanthorrhoea minor subsp. lutea in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Lowan Mallee	present	native
Wimmera	present	native
Glenelg Plain	present	native
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	native
Victorian Riverina	present	native
Gippsland Plain	present	native
Otway Plain	present	native
Warrnambool Plain	present	native
Goldfields	present	native
Central Victorian Uplands	present	native
Greater Grampians	present	native
Dundas Tablelands	present	native
Northern Inland Slopes	present	native
East Gippsland Lowlands	present	native
East Gippsland Uplands	present	native
Wilsons Promontory	present	native
Highlands-Southern Fall	present	native
Highlands-Northern Fall	present	native
Otway Ranges	present	native
Strzelecki Ranges	present	native
Victorian Alps	present	native

Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

State
South Australia
Victoria

Xanthorrhoea minor subsp. lutea D.J.Bedford

Small Grass-tree

Victoria

State distribution