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

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

:NW: North Western    
:NU: Nullarbor   
:GT: Gairdner-Torrens   
: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 1-2m
  • Spread 1-1m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Gramineae
  • Botanical Name Austrostipa elegantissima
  • Common Name Elegant Spear-grass
  • Origin SA, Vic, NSW, WA,
  • Habit Clumping
  • Landscape Coastal cliffs, Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Plains
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Heavy frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Grass panicle
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Grass Sedge or Flax
  • Indigenous to the Adelaide Region