Austrostipa
Encyclopedia
Austrostipa is a genus
of grass
, with about 70 species.
The genus includes Australasian species formerly included in the genus Stipa
.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of grass
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
, with about 70 species.
The genus includes Australasian species formerly included in the genus Stipa
Stipa
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.
Species include:
- Austrostipa crinitaAustrostipa crinitaAustrostipa crinita is a species of grass that grows in coastal parts of midwest Western Australia.-Description:It is a tufted perennial grass from 40 centimetres to 70 centimetres in height. Flowers are yellow or brown...
- Austrostipa elegantissima (Labill.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett (Feather Speargrass)
- Austrostipa nullanulla (J.Everett & S.W.L.Jacobs) & S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett (Club Spear-grass)
- Austrostipa platychaeta (Hughes) S.W.L. Jacobs & J.Everett (Flatawn Speargrass)
- Austrostipa ramosissima (Trin.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett (Stout Bamboo Grass)
- Austrostipa scabra (Lindl.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett (Speargrass)
- Austrostipa setacea (R.Br.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett (Corkscrew Grass)
- Austrostipa stipoides (Hook. f.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett ( Coast Spear-grass)
- Austrostipa tuckeri (F.Muell.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett (Tucker's Spear-grass)
- Austrostipa variabilisAustrostipa variabilisAustrostipa variabilis is a species of grass that grows in southern parts of Australia.-Description:It is a perennial tufted grass, from 15 centimetres to 80 centimetres in height. It has green or purple flowers.-Taxonomy:...
- Austrostipa verticillata (Nees ex Spreng.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett (Slender Bamboo Grass)