An Australianplant of the genus Xanthorrhoea (order Asparagales, having a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous, grass-like leaves, from whose centre arises a long stem, bearing at its summit a dense flower spike looking somewhat like a large cat-tail.
A New Zealand shrub of the genus Dracophyllum (genus), that grows up to 12 m high and found throughout in drier climates and at higher altitudes, with slender erect or spreading branches. Rigid, leathery grass-like leaves are usually crowded towards the tip of the branchlets. Also called spiderwood.
A similar Australian plant, Kingia australis (species) (family Dasypogonaceae (family)).
Dasylirion longissimum (species) (family Asparagaceae), the Mexican grass tree
Dracophyllum (genus) (family Ericaceae), a genus of about 100 species.
Richea pandanifolia (species) (family Ericaceae), the giant grass tree.