Coast Spear-grass

Grasses Rushes Sedges

14 Aug

COMMON NAME : Coast Spear-grass

BOTANICAL NAME : Austrostipa stipoides

FAMILY : Poaceae

PLANT GROUP : Grasses, Rushes & Sedges

SIZE : Small <2m

EVC : Coastal Saltmarsh

LOCAL NOTES:

Also called Prickly Spear-grass due to the sharp ends of the leaves.

Common along the edges of the saltmarsh at Shallow Inlet.

Seed heads can be seen waving in the breeze in December.

Contributor : CT

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Glenda Scott

Sea-box