Xanthorrhoea glauca subsp. angustifolia D.J.Bedford APNI* 
Description: Leaves ± quadrate-rhombic to broadly transverse-rhombic in T.S., 1.3–2.8 mm wide, O.9–1.6 mm thick, greyish. Scape 18–40 mm diam.; spike 100–160 cm long, 4–5 cm diam.; cluster bracts with hairs mainly at margins; packing bracts acute. Outer tepals acute, with beak to 0.5 mm long.
Flowering: Flowers September–December
Distribution and occurrence: Usually grows on rocky (limestone, trachyte) and gravelly slopes; mainly along the ranges from the slopes of the Snowy Mts to Inverell.
NSW subdivisions: NT, CT, ST, NWS, CWS, SWS, NWP, SWP
Other Australian states: Qld Vic.
Text by D. J. Bedford
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 4 (1993)
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