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Austrostipa nitida
Balcarra spear-grass
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Uses: An ornamental tufting perennial for mixed native landscapes, borders, and wider verges. Mass plant for effect.
Caterpillar food plant for native butterfly species. Food source and habitat for small birds and lizards.

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 0.2-0.8m
  • Spread 0.5-0.5m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Gramineae
  • Botanical Name Austrostipa nitida
  • Common Name Balcarra spear-grass
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA, NT, Qld
  • Habit Clumping
  • Landscape Coast, Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Plains, Hills
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand
  • pH Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Brown
  • Flowering Time Spring, Winter
  • Flower Type Grass panicle
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Grass Sedge or Flax
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region