Scientific name: Family Xanthorrhoeaceae Xanthorroea gracilis

Aboriginal uses:

• One of four blackboy or grass tree species which grow in Perth.


• The flowers of the Mimidi and other grass trees produce copious amounts of nectar.


• Flowers were soaked in water to make a sweet drink.


• The base of the flowering stalk was pulled out of the plant to enable the sweet, juicy white pulp of the base to be eaten.


• Flowering occurs in spring and early summer.