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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

 

147 species

Agrostis bettyae (Forest Bent)

Agrostis bettyae
Agrostis bettyae
Agrostis bettyae
Agrostis bettyae
Agrostis bettyae
Agrostis bettyae

Amphipogon strictus (Greybeard Grass)

Amphipogon strictus

Jackie Miles, Green Cape after fire

Amphipogon strictus

Jackie Miles, Green Cape after fire
Amphipogon strictus

Jackie Miles, Green Cape after fire
Amphipogon strictus
Amphipogon strictus
Amphipogon strictus

Amphipogon strictus var. strictus (Greybeard Grass)

Anisopogon avenaceus (Oat Speargrass)

Anisopogon avenaceus

Jackie Miles

Anisopogon avenaceus

Jackie Miles
Anisopogon avenaceus
Anisopogon avenaceus
Anisopogon avenaceus
Anisopogon avenaceus

Anthosachne scabra (Common Wheat-grass)

Anthosachne scabra
Anthosachne scabra
Anthosachne scabra
Anthosachne scabra
Anthosachne scabra
Anthosachne scabra

Aristida ramosa (Purple Wire Grass)

Aristida ramosa
Aristida ramosa
Aristida ramosa
Aristida ramosa
Aristida ramosa
Aristida ramosa

Aristida vagans (Three-awned Speargrass)

Aristida vagans

Jackie Miles

Aristida vagans

Jackie Miles
Aristida vagans
Aristida vagans

Aristida warburgii

Australopyrum pectinatum (Comb Wheat Grass)

Australopyrum pectinatum
Australopyrum pectinatum
Australopyrum pectinatum
Australopyrum pectinatum
Australopyrum pectinatum
Australopyrum pectinatum

Austrostipa bigeniculata (Kneed Speargrass)

Austrostipa bigeniculata

Habit

Austrostipa bigeniculata

Fresh growth
Austrostipa bigeniculata

Inflorescence and seeds. Note the two bends in the awn.
Austrostipa bigeniculata
Austrostipa bigeniculata
Austrostipa bigeniculata

Austrostipa densiflora (Foxtail Speargrass)

Austrostipa densiflora
Austrostipa densiflora
Austrostipa densiflora

Foliage
Austrostipa densiflora
Austrostipa densiflora
Austrostipa densiflora

Austrostipa flavescens (Coast Speargrass)

Austrostipa flavescens
Austrostipa flavescens
Austrostipa flavescens

Swollen white nodes
Austrostipa flavescens
Austrostipa flavescens
Austrostipa flavescens

Austrostipa mollis (Soft Speargrass)

Austrostipa mollis
Austrostipa mollis
Austrostipa mollis
Austrostipa mollis
Austrostipa mollis
Austrostipa mollis

Austrostipa pubescens (A Speargrass)

Austrostipa pubinodis (Tall Speargrass)

Austrostipa pubinodis

Jackie Miles, Nadgee, in heath

Austrostipa pubinodis

Jackie Miles, Nadgee, in heath
Austrostipa pubinodis

Jackie Miles, Nadgee, in heath
Austrostipa pubinodis
Austrostipa pubinodis
Austrostipa pubinodis

Austrostipa ramosissima (Stout Bamboo-grass)

Austrostipa ramosissima

Jackie Miles

Austrostipa ramosissima

Jackie Miles
Austrostipa ramosissima
Austrostipa ramosissima
Austrostipa ramosissima
Austrostipa ramosissima

Austrostipa rudis

Austrostipa rudis subsp. australis (Veined Spear-grass)

Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa (A Speargrass)

Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa
Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa
Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa
Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa
Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa
Austrostipa rudis subsp. nervosa

Austrostipa rudis subsp. rudis

Austrostipa rudis subsp. rudis
Austrostipa rudis subsp. rudis
Austrostipa rudis subsp. rudis
Austrostipa rudis subsp. rudis
Austrostipa rudis subsp. rudis
Austrostipa rudis subsp. rudis

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