Xanthorrhoea macronema, is a forest plant in the genus Xanthorrhoea

Xanthorrhoea

Xanthorrhoea is a genus of flowering plants native to Australia and a member of family Xanthorrhoeaceae, being the only member of subfamily Xanthorrhoeoideae. The Xanthorrhoeaceae are monocots, part of order Asparagales. There are 28 species and five subspecies of Xanthorrhoea.-Description:All are...

. Found in eastern Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 north of Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, in coastal regions. The trunk of this Grass Tree is underground.

The common name is the Bottlebrush Grass Tree This plant features yellow flowers resembling Banksia

Banksia

Banksia is a genus of around 170 species in the plant family Proteaceae. These Australian wildflowers and popular garden plants are easily recognised by their characteristic flower spikes and fruiting "cones" and heads. When it comes to size, banksias range from prostrate woody shrubs to trees up...

s or Bottlebrushes, around 10 cm long. However the flowering stem can be up to two metres long. Depending on fires, the plant flowers from July to August.

The glossy leaves are 2 to 4 mm wide, triangular in cross section with grooves and ribs. Rough like sandpaper to touch around the leaf margins.

The specific epithet comes from the Latin, "long thread" referring to the flowering stem.