Uses: Highly attractive perennial grass for streetscapes, mixed native landscapes, parks and reserves. Highly effective mass planted in borders and verges. Can be cut back to regenerate.
Aromatic foliage and shaggy looking seed-heads with long fluffy hairs.
Requires well-drained soils.
Habitat and food source for small native birds and butterflies.
Cultural use: A traditional medicine to treat colds and ear-aches.
This plant is indigenous to the following botanical regions of South Australia.
:LE: Lake Eyre
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens
:FR: Flinders Rangers
:EA: Eastern
:EP: Eyre Peninsula
:NL: Northern Lofty
:MU: Murray
:SL: Southern Lofty
:SE: South Eastern
For detail on these regions refer to the user guide.