Austrostipa flavescens

Austrostipa flavescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Clade:Commelinids
Order:Poales
Family:Poaceae
Subfamily:Pooideae
Genus:Austrostipa
Species: A. flavescens
Binomial name
Austrostipa flavescens
(Labill.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett
Synonyms
  • Stipa flavescens Labill.
  • Stipa hirsuta Hughes
  • Stipa scabra var. elatior Benth.

Austrostipa flavescens, commonly known as coast spear-grass, is a species of plant in the true grass family. It is native to southern Australia. It grows as a tufted perennial tussock grass, with flat to narrow inrolled leaves, up to about 1.2 m in height. It is found on sandy, sandy loam and limestone soils as well as on dunes.[1][2]

References

  1. "Austrostipa flavescens ". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. Anon (2009). Plants that Clothe the Bluff. Barwon Heads: Victoria: Friends of the Bluff.


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