Xanthorrhoea australis Multi-Cache

Co-ordinates: You need to go to the above coordinates.
On arrival to the sign, substitute the following to the current coordinates.
South Coordinate- replace the 2nd and 3rd decimal degree for the length of the babies.
East Coordinate- replace the 2nd and 3rd decimal degree for the maximum number of young born.
Please use minimal impact when seeking the cache. It is not buried, not in any tree or hidden deep within a log where there may be bities.

Xanthorrhoeaceae- Habitat: Coastal heaths, wet and dry forests.
Did you know that Grass trees are related to the lilies. Typical examples of Grass trees grow to one or two meters. These examples are multi-stemmed and easily stand as high as four meters in most cases. Other grass tree populations have been dated to 1000years of age. These are estimated to be many centuries old also.
There are many different sub-species of Grass tree. Grass trees were a 'staple' plant for the aborigines, providing food, drink, fibre and materials for making implements and weapons (Read on for more). Colonists used the Grass tree resin in early gramophone records, soap making, a glue, a varnish for furniture and floors, explosives, stove polish and brass instruments and meat canning. The resin odour was also a common ingredient in early Australian perfumes and was burnt in Churches releasing the pleasant smell.

Xanthorrhoeaceae is hard to cultivate and transplant. It is becoming a more common feature in urban Australian courtyards and garden landscapes. Being extremely slow growing often land-owners sell off private stands of grasstrees. Inexperienced horticulturalists or poorly educated purchasers often end up with a dead examples gracing their yards or nurseries.

Aboriginal Uses- From top to bottom, this plant had many uses.
Flowers: People collected nectar from the long flowering spikes. The stalks from old flowers and fruits were used for tinder in making fire.
Flower stem: You can see that the tall brown stalks could make spear shafts. Barbed hunting spears were made from the base of the flower stalk. The soft wood also provided the base for a fire-drill in making fire.
Leaves: The soft bases of the young leaves were eaten. Tough leaves were used as knives.
Stump: People collected resin from the base of each leaf and used it as an adhesive.
Roots: People living in the Port Lincoln area in South Australia enjoyed eating the roots surrounding the stem base.