Asphodelaceae

Balga

Xanthorrhoea preissii Endl.

Family: Asphodelaceae
Genus: Xanthorrhoea

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Balga: Xanthorrhoea preissii . Photo taken at Wireless Hill Park, Perth, Western Australia — Photo: Hesperian, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: مصفورة بريسية
Chinese: 草树
English: Balga
Tamil: புல் மரம்

Synonyms

Xanthorrhoea pecoris F.Muell.
Xanthorrhoea reflexa D.A.Herb.

Photos

Photo: Hesperian, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Em Lamond, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Millie Brady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: James, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: yatesy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: A.J. Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Björn S..., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.