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''Xanthorrhoea media'', known as a Grass Tree, or Gulgadya in the Cadigal language, is a mid-sized plant in the genus ''Xanthorrhoea''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work= PlantNET - NSW Flora Online, retrieved February 8th, 2011 )〕 The specific epithet ''media'' (meaning "middle") is from the Latin, and refers to the fact that this species is in the middle of the taxonomic range for this group.〔Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 278〕 This perennial shrub is found in heathland or eucalyptus forest on sandstone. It occurs most often in dry sites such as exposed ridges and the sides of hills. The distribution is from near Sydney to the Blue Mountains. This plant usually has no trunk, or only a small trunk about 30 cm (12 in) high, under the skirt of leaves. It may grow to 2.5 metres (8 ft) tall. The leaves are a mid to dark green, but not glaucous. Flowering occurs between August and March, dependent on fire. This species first appeared in the scientific literature in 1810, in the ''Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae'', authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown. File:Xanthorrhoea Ku-ring-gai Chase Naitonal Park3.JPG|Plant with flowering shoot File:Xanthorrhoea Ku-ring-gai Chase Naitonal Park.jpg|Close-up of flower File:Xanthorrhoea Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park2.JPG|Close-up of fruit ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Xanthorrhoea media」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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