Xanthorrhoea latifolia is the most common species of Grass Tree in the area and grows in sandy or gravelly soil in coastal regions; north from Wyong.

 

It can take 20 years for the trunk to emerge from the ground and Grass Trees have lived for more than 300 years.

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Indigenous Australians produced a sweet drink from the nectar in the flower spike.

 

The stem was used for a spear, with a hardwood spear tip added. It could also be used to start a fire. A pointed hardwood stick was rotated rapidly into the soft stem base and the friction caused the base to begin to smoulder.

 

The resin was used as a glue.