Detail
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Austrostipa flavescens
Coast Spear-grass
Notes

Uses: An ornamental and hardy native perennial grass. Foliage provides contrast in mixed borders, nature strips and roundabouts. Planted in parks and reserves as a food source for small native mammals and birds. Caterpillar food plant for native butterfly species.
Requires well-drained soils.

This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.

 
:FR: Flinders Rangers  
:EA: Eastern   
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:YP: Yorke Peninsula
:SL: Southern Lofty
:KI: Kangaroo Island
:SE: South Eastern
 
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.  
 

  • Height 1-1.2m
  • Spread 0.4-0.5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Gramineae
  • Botanical Name Austrostipa flavescens
  • Common Name Coast Spear-grass
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, Tas, WA
  • Habit Clumping
  • Landscape Coast, Coastal footslopes, Coastal cliffs, 2nd line coast
  • Soil Texture Gravel, Sand
  • pH Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost, Soil salinity
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Brown
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Grass panicle
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat
  • Form Grass Sedge or Flax
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region