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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

 

25 species

Agrostis muelleriana (Mueller's Bent)

Amphibromus pithogastrus (Plump Swamp Wallaby-grass)

Amphibromus pithogastrus
Amphibromus pithogastrus
Amphibromus pithogastrus
Amphibromus pithogastrus
Amphibromus pithogastrus
Amphibromus pithogastrus

Aristida behriana (Bunch Wiregrass)

Aristida behriana
Aristida behriana
Aristida behriana
Aristida behriana
Aristida behriana
Aristida behriana

Australopyrum pectinatum (Comb Wheat Grass)

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

Australopyrum velutinum (Mountain Wheat Grass)

Australopyrum velutinum
Australopyrum velutinum
Australopyrum velutinum
Australopyrum velutinum
Australopyrum velutinum
Australopyrum velutinum

Austrostipa setacea (Corkscrew Grass)

Austrostipa setacea
Austrostipa setacea
Austrostipa setacea
Austrostipa setacea
Austrostipa setacea
Austrostipa setacea

Austrostipa verticillata (Slender Bamboo Grass)

Austrostipa verticillata
Austrostipa verticillata
Austrostipa verticillata
Austrostipa verticillata
Austrostipa verticillata
Austrostipa verticillata

Deyeuxia boormanii (Fine Bent-grass)

Deyeuxia carinata (Slender Bent-Grass)

Deyeuxia carinata
Deyeuxia carinata
Deyeuxia carinata
Deyeuxia carinata
Deyeuxia carinata
Deyeuxia carinata

Deyeuxia crassiuscula (Thick Bent-grass)

Deyeuxia crassiuscula
Deyeuxia crassiuscula
Deyeuxia crassiuscula
Deyeuxia crassiuscula
Deyeuxia crassiuscula
Deyeuxia crassiuscula

Deyeuxia frigida (A Bent-grass)

Deyeuxia rodwayi

Deyeuxia scaberula (Benthams Bentgrass)

Echinopogon cheelii (Longflower Hedgehog Grass)

Echinopogon cheelii
Echinopogon cheelii
Echinopogon cheelii
Echinopogon cheelii
Echinopogon cheelii
Echinopogon cheelii

Eragrostis elongata (Clustered Lovegrass)

Eragrostis elongata
Eragrostis elongata
Eragrostis elongata
Eragrostis elongata
Eragrostis elongata
Eragrostis elongata

Hierochloe redolens (Sweet Holy Grass)

Hierochloe redolens
Hierochloe redolens
Hierochloe redolens
Hierochloe redolens
Hierochloe redolens
Hierochloe redolens

Isachne globosa (Swamp Millet)

Isachne globosa
Isachne globosa
Isachne globosa
Isachne globosa
Isachne globosa
Isachne globosa

Koeleria macrantha (Crested Hair Grass)

Lachnagrostis meionectes (Alpine Blown Grass)

Poa hookeri (Hooker's Tussock-grass)

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Conservation level

  • Rare or uncommon native (change?)

Invasiveness

  • All invasiveness levels (change?)

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