Scientific Name: Austrostipa aphylla Endemic Having a natural distribution confined to a particular geographic region
Common Name: leafless speargrass
Family Classification (Clade): Monocots
Family: Poaceae
Form Description: Tufted perennial. Leaf blades absent or very small at flowering.
Height (m): 0.5 – 1.15
Flowers: Panicle up to 25cm x 3cm. Contracted at maturity and often a tangled mass by entwining awns.
Fruit: Caryopsis
Municipality
Break O’DayCircular HeadDorsetGlamorgan-Spring BayHuon ValleySorell
Plant Communities
Dry Eucalypt Forest
Habitat Notes
To 350m altitude.
Propagation Calendar
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Propagation Method
Seed Information
Germination Time
3-10 weeks