Austrostipa compressa

Short description: Species of grass

Austrostipa compressa

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Monocots
Clade:  | Commelinids
Order:  | Poales
Family:  | Poaceae
Subfamily:  | Pooideae
Genus:  | Austrostipa
Species:  |

A. compressa

Binomial name
Austrostipa compressa

(R.Br.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett

Synonyms

Stipa compressa R.Br.

Austrostipa compressa, the compact needlegrass, originally described as Stipa compressa, is a species of grass that grows in south west Western Australia.

It is found in sandy areas near the coast.[1]

It also very similar to golden stipa (A. macalpinei).[2]

The grass is a post disturbance variety - coming up after a fire, or track grading.

The Australian species of Stipa were recognised as a genus in 1996 as Austrostipa.[3][4]

## References

1. ↑ http://ausgrass2.myspecies.info/content/austrostipa-compressa Austrostipa-compressa
2. ↑ page 21 of Bell, Una (2008), Common native grasses of south-west WA, [Mundaring, Western Australia] [Una Bell], http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/28034620, retrieved 30 October 2016
3. ↑ http://ausgrass2.myspecies.info/content/austrostipa-1 Australian Grasses
4. ↑ : https://id.biodiversity.org.au/name/apni/162985 Austrostipa compressa at Australian Plant Name Index

Wikidata ☰ Q28184749 entry

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