Native Flora of the Victorian Volcanic Plains Part 1

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Aristida behriana

Aristida behriana is a native Australian species of grass commonly known as bunch wire grass or brush wire grass. It is a bright green perennial plant forming short, tufted tussocks up to 40 centimetres (16 in) high. Its seeds have three long, radiating awns; it is a member of genus Aristida, grasses known commonly as three-awns. The species favours ...more ↓

Feather Speargrass

Austrostipa elegantissima, commonly known as tall feather-grass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales. It grows as a decumbent perennial in a rhizomatous tussock with widespread leaves. It lacks basal leaves. It is found in areas that are not grazed by introduced livestock, which feed on ...more ↓

Austrostipa flavescens

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.

Austrostipa setacea

Austrostipa setacea, the corkscrew bamboo grass, is found in many areas of inland Australia. This bunchgrass may reach 0.8 metres (2.6 ft) tall. Flowering may occur at any time of the year. This is one of the many plants first published by Robert Brown with the type known as "(J.D.) v.v." Appearing in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen in ...more ↓

coastal immorality grass

Austrostipa stipoides, commonly known as prickly spear-grass or coast spear-grass, is a kind of tussock grass native to the coasts of south-eastern Australia and of New Zealand. It forms large clumps up to about 80 cm in height with smooth inrolled leaves 70 cm long and 1 mm wide with sharp tips. It is found on sea cliffs, the edges of beach dunes and salt marshes ...more ↓

Redleg Grass

Bothriochloa macra, commonly known as known as red-leg grass, red grass, redleg or pitted beard grass is a perennial grass species that is native to eastern Australia and New Zealand. It is naturalised in Tasmania and Norfolk Island.

Australian brome

Bromus arenarius is a species of brome grass known by the common name Australian brome.

black windmill grass

Chloris truncata, known by the common names Australian fingergrass, windmill-grass, Australian windmill grass and simply windmill grass locally in Australia, is a perennial grass.

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