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Date of issue
: 1 June 1978
Designer
: D. Rose
Plant
: Xanthorrhoea australis
Family
: Xanthorrhoeaceae
Grass Tree
Old plants produce flower spikes to 4-5m high.
Very small white flowers cover upper part of spike.
Trunks usually blackened by fire, occasionally branching.
Bears a 'skirt' of long grass-like leaves.
Occurs in SA, NSW, Vic, ACT, Tas.
