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Overview

 

Good references for local grass species:

Fact Sheets from Grasses of Australia

For example, Themeda triandra, Kangaroo Grass

And Rytidosperma, Wallaby Grasses, by species

 

218 species

Arundinella montana (Mountain Reed Grass)

Austrofestuca hookeriana (Hooker's Fescue)

Austrostipa aristiglumis (Plains Grass)

Austrostipa bigeniculata (Kneed Speargrass)

Austrostipa bigeniculata

Habit

Austrostipa bigeniculata

Fresh growth
Austrostipa bigeniculata

Inflorescence and seeds. Note the two bends in the awn.
Austrostipa bigeniculata
Austrostipa bigeniculata
Austrostipa bigeniculata

Austrostipa blackii (Crested Spear-grass)

Austrostipa densiflora (Foxtail Speargrass)

Austrostipa densiflora
Austrostipa densiflora
Austrostipa densiflora

Foliage
Austrostipa densiflora
Austrostipa densiflora
Austrostipa densiflora

Austrostipa flavescens (Coast Speargrass)

Austrostipa flavescens
Austrostipa flavescens
Austrostipa flavescens

Swollen white nodes
Austrostipa flavescens
Austrostipa flavescens
Austrostipa flavescens

Austrostipa metatoris (A spear-grass)

Austrostipa mollis (Soft Speargrass)

Austrostipa mollis
Austrostipa mollis
Austrostipa mollis
Austrostipa mollis
Austrostipa mollis
Austrostipa mollis

Austrostipa nivicola (Alpine Spear-Grass)

Austrostipa nivicola
Austrostipa nivicola

Habit
Austrostipa nivicola
Austrostipa nivicola
Austrostipa nivicola
Austrostipa nivicola

Austrostipa nodosa (Knotty Speargrass)

Austrostipa pubescens (A Speargrass)

Austrostipa pubinodis (Tall Speargrass)

Austrostipa pubinodis

Jackie Miles, Nadgee, in heath

Austrostipa pubinodis

Jackie Miles, Nadgee, in heath
Austrostipa pubinodis

Jackie Miles, Nadgee, in heath
Austrostipa pubinodis
Austrostipa pubinodis
Austrostipa pubinodis

Austrostipa ramosissima (Stout Bamboo-grass)

Austrostipa ramosissima

Jackie Miles

Austrostipa ramosissima

Jackie Miles
Austrostipa ramosissima
Austrostipa ramosissima
Austrostipa ramosissima
Austrostipa ramosissima

Austrostipa rudis

Austrostipa rudis subsp. australis (Veined Spear-grass)

Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa (A Speargrass)

Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa
Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa
Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa
Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa
Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa
Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa

Austrostipa rudis subsp. rudis

Austrostipa rudis subsp. rudis
Austrostipa rudis subsp. rudis
Austrostipa rudis subsp. rudis
Austrostipa rudis subsp. rudis
Austrostipa rudis subsp. rudis
Austrostipa rudis subsp. rudis

Austrostipa scabra (Corkscrew Grass, Slender Speargrass)

Austrostipa scabra
Austrostipa scabra
Austrostipa scabra
Austrostipa scabra
Austrostipa scabra
Austrostipa scabra

Austrostipa scabra subsp. falcata (Rough Spear-grass)

Austrostipa scabra subsp. falcata
Austrostipa scabra subsp. falcata
Austrostipa scabra subsp. falcata
Austrostipa scabra subsp. falcata
Austrostipa scabra subsp. falcata
Austrostipa scabra subsp. falcata

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