''Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya'' is a species of grasstree of the genus '' Xanthorrhoea'' native to Western Australia.

Description

The perennial grass tree typically grows to a height of with the trunk reaching , scape of and the flower spike to . It blooms between August and December producing cream-white flowers.

Classification

The species was first formally described by the botanist David Bedford in 1985 as part of the work "''Xanthorrhoea acanthostachya'' (Xanthorrhoeaceae), a new species of the Perth region, Western Australia" as published in the journal '' Nuytsia''.BioStorBHL
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Distribution

It has a scattered distribution along the west coast in the Wheatbelt,

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and South West regions of Western Australia. It extends from Coorow in the north to

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in the south where it grows in sandy soils with lateritic gravel.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q17277826 Asparagales of Australia acanthostachya Angiosperms of Western Australia Plants described in 1985 Endemic flora of Southwest Australia