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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

518 species

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Austrodanthonia fulva

Austrofestuca hookeriana (Hooker's Fescue)

Austrostipa aristiglumis (Plains Grass)

Austrostipa bigeniculata (Kneed Speargrass)

Austrostipa bigeniculata

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 drummondii

Austrostipa elegantissima (Feather Spear-grass)

Austrostipa exilis (Heath Spear-grass)

Austrostipa flavescens (Coast Speargrass)

Austrostipa flavescens

Austrostipa flavescens

Austrostipa flavescens

Swollen white nodes

Austrostipa flavescens

Austrostipa flavescens

Austrostipa flavescens

Austrostipa gibbosa

Austrostipa hemipogon (Half-beard Spear-grass)

Austrostipa macalpinei (Annual Spear-grass)

Austrostipa metatoris (A spear-grass)

Austrostipa mollis (Soft Speargrass)

Austrostipa mollis

Austrostipa mollis

Austrostipa mollis

Austrostipa mollis

Austrostipa mollis

Austrostipa mollis

Austrostipa multispiculis (Many-flowered Spear-grass)

Austrostipa mundula

Austrostipa nitida (Balcarra Spear-grass)

Austrostipa nivicola (Alpine Spear-Grass)

Austrostipa nivicola

Austrostipa nivicola

Habit

Austrostipa nivicola

Austrostipa nivicola

Austrostipa nivicola

Austrostipa nivicola

Austrostipa nodosa (Knotty Speargrass)

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