Although covered in snow, photos show the scape/spike ratio, and that plants were trunkless. Leaves blue-green, triangular (?) in cross-section, and a photo of spent flower spike. Xanthorrhoea resinosa seems to be the main one recorded here. Along track to Bald Trig, Gardens of Stone SCA.
Same plant as observation
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140354820
I'm not sure I got any better detail though.
Lots of flower spikes going up this year. There has been no fire for a long time. It has been dry, and we have just hit average rainfall for year to date after being under for some years.
Update on specimen from observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140354820
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141138815
Looks like a couple of flower spikes have been eaten off in the interim.
Update on previously observed plant.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/142804285
The flowers are getting past their prime now.
Update on previously observed plant. Forming seed now.
Dark trunk, long woods spike that shoots out either straight or curved.
Many thin leaves extend from the center.
Multiple specimens of the same species.
Kingia australis R.Br. (1826)
Dasypogonaceae
native range is SW. Australia
Black Gin
Waychinicup NP
Western Australia
Grasstree (Xanthorrhoea acaulis) in Goonoo State Forest near Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. Photographed on 6 October 1974.
Digitised from a slide. The original slide, which is of higher quality, is held.