It is a densely tufted tussock with narrow, prickly, inrolled leaves and flowering stems or culms. The flowers form a narrow panicle from October to March and the hairy seeds have a long awn up to 4 cm long. The sharp, pointed seeds that can penetrate the skin, mouths and eyes of stock

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Habitat Coastal sea-cliffs, coastal dune scrub
Size can grow to around 90cm high
Origin Endemic
Distribution South-eastern Australia and New Zealand
Descriptions
Distribution
South-eastern Australia and New Zealand
Habitat
Coastal sea-cliffs, coastal dune scrub
Size
can grow to around 90cm high
Common Name Coast Spear Grass
Aliases prickly spear-grass, Buggar Grass,
Origin Endemic
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumCharophyta
ClassEquisetopsida
SubclassMagnoliidae
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusAustrostipa
SpeciesAustrostipa stipoides
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