Doryanthaceae FAMILY

Doryanthes excelsa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Doryanthes excelsa is an evergreen perennial plant forming one or more rosettes of long, sword-shaped leaves around 100 - 250cm tall and, after some years of growth, a flowering stem that can be 200 - 500cm tall[ 286 Title Flora of Australia Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/abif/flora/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The full information from the Flora of Australia - on-line. An excellent resource. , 343 Title Growing Native Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/ Publisher Australian National Botanic Gardens Year 0 ISBN Description A series of articles giving details of cultivation and matters of general interest (including a few plant uses) on over 250 Australian plants. , 397 Title Australian Native Plants Society Publication Author Website http://anpsa.org.au/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A series of fact sheets on Australian plants. Good photographs, brief description and information on uses, habitat, range, cultivation etc. ]. Individual rosettes die after the plant flowers, but the plant usually produces one or more new rosettes and thus continues living[ 343 Title Growing Native Plants Publication Author Website http://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/ Publisher Australian National Botanic Gardens Year 0 ISBN Description A series of articles giving details of cultivation and matters of general interest (including a few plant uses) on over 250 Australian plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is the potential source of a strong fibre and is also grown as an ornament, often being planted in parks and along road sides in New South Wales[ 693 Title Bush Foods of New South Wales Publication Author Stewart S.; Percival B. Website http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/education/Resources/bush_foods Publisher Royal Botanic gardens; Sydney, Australia. Year 1997 ISBN 07313-0004-1 Description A small booklet with information on more than 30 species of edible plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEastern Australia - eastern New South Wales

HabitatOpen Eucalyptus forests and deep, woodland sandy soils containing some clay[ 397 Title Australian Native Plants Society Publication Author Website http://anpsa.org.au/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A series of fact sheets on Australian plants. Good photographs, brief description and information on uses, habitat, range, cultivation etc. , 693 Title Bush Foods of New South Wales Publication Author Stewart S.; Percival B. Website http://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/education/Resources/bush_foods Publisher Royal Botanic gardens; Sydney, Australia. Year 1997 ISBN 07313-0004-1 Description A small booklet with information on more than 30 species of edible plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].