Hard yacca: Grass-trees are a life saver for many animals, but fire and disease threaten their survival

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Aug 21, 2023, 4:37 pm129 pts
Australia's iconic grass-trees—aka yaccas—are hardy, drought-tolerant, and strikingly beautiful. Now, new research has revealed another, far more important, feature: their ability to protect wildlife from deadly weather extremes.

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