''Xanthorrhoea johnsonii'' (also known as Johnson's Grass Tree) is a large plant in the genus '' Xanthorrhoea'' found in eastern

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. The trunk can grow to 5 metres tall. Older foliage is very strong, hence one of the common names being "steel grass", and is commonly used in

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where it can be bent and looped without breaking. It was named after the Australian botanist L.A.S. Johnson.

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