Austrostipa scabra ssp. falcata
Rough Spear-grass
Tufted perennial grass with erect flowering stems.
Additional information
- SynonymStipa scabra ssp. falcata
- FamilyPoaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeto 15 cm high, stems to 60 cm high
- Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
- LeavesSmooth or rough, strongly folded or inrolled leaves to 15 cm x less than 1 mm. Opening of leaf sheath fringed with hairs.
- Flower colourPurplish, becoming straw-coloured
- Flowering timeAugust to December
- FlowersSparse spreading flowerhead to 30 cm. Tip of bracts below each floret tapering to pointed. Floral bract to 6.5 mm, golden brown, smooth, with densish short white hairs; bristle sickle-shaped, 40-70 mm long, column straight to 8 mm.
- Bird attractingSeeds
- Butterfly attractingNo
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsLight well drained clay loam soils in foothill forests. Semi shade.
- Garden useA graceful small grass for underplanting trees or for use in rockeries.
- Commercially availableRarely
- Conservation statusUnknown status. There may be some rare occurrences within the Shire.
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Photographer/s: 1 Colleen Miller ©; 2 D. Kelly ©, Australian National Botanic Gardens; 3, 6 Marilyn Bull ©; 4,5 Peter Kinchington ©
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