Austrostipa elegantissima | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Austrostipa |
Species: | A. elegantissima
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Binomial name | |
Austrostipa elegantissima | |
Synonyms | |
Stipa elegantissima Labill. |
Austrostipa elegantissima, commonly known as tall feather-grass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales. [2] It grows as a decumbent perennial in a rhizomatous tussock with widespread leaves, [1] [3] and lacks basal leaves. [1] [3] It is found in areas that are not grazed by introduced livestock, which feed on this plant. [3]
The species was first described by Jacques Labillardière as Stipa elegantissima in 1805 and assigned to the genus Austrostipa in 1996. [3] The plant is used by red-eared firetail (Stagonopleura oculata) in the construction of its nests. [4]
Austrostipa elegantissima | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Austrostipa |
Species: | A. elegantissima
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Binomial name | |
Austrostipa elegantissima | |
Synonyms | |
Stipa elegantissima Labill. |
Austrostipa elegantissima, commonly known as tall feather-grass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales. [2] It grows as a decumbent perennial in a rhizomatous tussock with widespread leaves, [1] [3] and lacks basal leaves. [1] [3] It is found in areas that are not grazed by introduced livestock, which feed on this plant. [3]
The species was first described by Jacques Labillardière as Stipa elegantissima in 1805 and assigned to the genus Austrostipa in 1996. [3] The plant is used by red-eared firetail (Stagonopleura oculata) in the construction of its nests. [4]