Austrostipa pubescens, the spear grass, grows in heathland and sandy areas in eastern Australia.[1]

Austrostipa pubescens
Jannali, Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Austrostipa
Species:
A. pubescens
Binomial name
Austrostipa pubescens
(R.Br.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett
Synonyms

* Stipa pubescens R.Br.

It grows in the form of a tufted bunchgrass, and may reach a height of 1.5 metres (4.9 ft). The specific epithet pubescens translates to "softly hairy".

It first appeared in scientific literature in 1810 as Stipa pubescens in the Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown.

References

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  1. ^ "Austrostipa pubescens". PlantNET - NSW Flora Online. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
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