Xanthorrhoea is a genus of about thirty species of succulent flowering plants endemic to Australia, known by names including grass tree, grass gum tree, kangaroo tail, balga, yakka, yamina, and black boy. The most common and widely recognized species is Xanthorrhoea australis, and several of these common names are used specifically for that plant.
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DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Connections
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Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Xanthorrhoea
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1. Wikipedia: Xanthorrhoea
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Xanthorrhoea
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Xanthorrhoea () is a genus of about 30 species of succulent flowering plants in the family Asphodelaceae.
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Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ767448, descriptionView the Source Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Xanthorrhoea
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Asparagales, Taxon recordQuote, Child Taxon Of: Asparagales, Taxon record
"order": "Asparagales"
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