Austrostipa (genus)

A Corkscrew Grass at Weetangera, ACT

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Austrostipa (genus) 10 May 2023 Tapirlord
Unverified 10 May 2023 sangio7

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Tapirlord wrote:
   10 May 2023
A spear grass, probably A.densiflora.
sangio7 wrote:
   10 May 2023
I had wondered about pubescens, but it's not on the CNM list despite it being in the "grasses of the NSW Tablelands" book. The image in that book looks a lot like mine. The other possibility that crossed my mind was Chilean needlegrass.

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