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Australopyrum pectinatum 'Prickly Wheat Grass'

Erect robust grass to 0.4 m. Sharp seed heads resists browsing.

Feature Codes: G(H)KcNPX
Seeds per gram: sold with awns
Austrostipa bigeniculata

Tufted perennial grass to 1.0 metres. Arching flower heads green to purplish. Seed sold with pappus. Ornamental.

Feature Codes: BCKbOQ
Seeds per gram: sold with awns
Austrostipa flavescens

Tufting perennial grass to 1.7 metres. Large flower heads in spring/summer.

Feature Codes: ABCEKabOQSU
Seeds per gram: sold with awns
Austrostipa mollis 'Soft Speargrass'

Tufting perennial grass to 1.7 metres. Large flower plumes green to purplish.

Feature Codes: BCKbO
Seeds per gram: sold with awns
Austrostipa nodosa 'Knotty Speargrass'

Tufted perennial grass to 0.8 metres. Dark flower heads in spring/summer.

Feature Codes: CKbO
Seeds per gram: sold with awns
Austrostipa rudis 'Southern Speargrass'

Robust tufted perennial grass to 1.2 metres. Young flowers often green or purplish.

Feature Codes: BCEKbOP
Seeds per gram: sold with awns
Austrostipa stipoides 'Coast Speargrass'

Densely tufted perennial to 0.9 metres. Foliage sharply pointed, flowers in spring.

Feature Codes: ABIabKaU
Seeds per gram: sold with awns
Austrostipa stuposa 'Corkscrew Speargrass'

Tufted perennial to 1.5 metres. Flower heads often with a reddish hue.

Feature Codes: (B)CEKbO
Seeds per gram: sold with awns
Carpha alpina 'Small Flower Rush'

Yellow-green tufting rush to 0.3 metres. Feathery seed heads in summer.

Feature Codes: HIfJKcdNT
 
Dichelachne crinita 'Long haired Plume Grass'

Tufted perennial grass to 1.5 metres.

Feature Codes: ABCEKab(P)S
 
Dichelachne rara 'Common Plume Grass'

Tufted perennial grass to 0.9m. Ornamental.

Feature Codes: CEKbo(P)S
Ehrhata stipoides 'Weeping Grass'

Perennial clumping grass to 0.7 metres. Long arching flower culms in spring.

Feature Codes: BC(D)EKbNO
 
Hierochloe fraserii 'Alpine Holygrass'

Tufted perennial grass to 60 cm. Soft pendulous seed heads through summer.

Feature Codes: HIefJKdNTX
 
Poa gunnii

Tufted perennial to 30cm.

Feature Codes:

Poa labillardieri 'Silver Tussock Grass'

Tussock forming grass. Greyish leaves narrow. Plume flower heads to 1.0 in spring.

Feature Codes: ABCEHJKabcdNS
Seeds per gram: 1500+
 
Poa poiformis 'Coastal Tussock Grass'

Tussock forming grass. Green-purplish leaves. Plume flower heads to 1.0 metres in spring.

Feature Codes: ABEIabKaOU
Seeds per gram: 1500+
 
Poa rodwayi 'Velvet Tussock Grass'

Tufted perennial to 75 cm. Grey-green leaves. Green-purplish flower heads. Ornamental.

Feature Codes: BCE(H)KbOS
Seeds per gram: 1500+
 
Poa sieberiana 'Grey Tussock Grass'

Densely tufted perennial to 80 cm. Green-purple flower heads.

Feature Codes: HJKcdNOST
Seeds per gram: 1500+
 
Spinifex sericeus 'Hairy Spinifex'

Speading stoloniferous grass. Leaves silver-green. 'Tumbleweed' seed heads in autumn. Sold only as florets.

Feature Codes: AKaOQSU
Themeda triandra 'Kangaroo Grass'

Clumping perennial grass to 1.0 metres. Leaves green-russet. Flower spikes rust brown in spring/autumn. Ornamental. Sold as florets.

Feature Codes: BCEHKbNOS
Seeds per gram: 420

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The feature codes used above are as follows:

A Coastal exposure; beach frontage, dunes or cliffs.  J Sub-alpine to alpine; Areas above montane, often treeless.
B Coastal heath; sandy soils, high wind exposure, low nutrient levels.  K Grasslands.
C Dry sclerophyll forest; rocky, poor soil types; very good drainage, low rainfall.  Ka Coastal dune systems.
D Riverbank and riparian; associated with streams and rivers.  Kb Lowland savannah; open grassland and grassy open forests.
E Widespread; distributed over much of the state.  Kc Montane grasslands, heaths and herbfields.
F Wet sclerophyll/eucalyptus forest; deep fertile soils; rainfall 1000-1500mm per year.  Kd Alpine tussock grasslands and herbfields.
G Temperate rainforest, myrtle forest; rainfall in excess of 1500mm per year.  N Frost hardy; tolerant of frosts to at least minus 7.0 degrees C.
H Montane; plateau vegetation including high altitude eucalyptus forests.  O Drought tolerant.
I Swamps and bogs.  P Shade tolerant; indicates tolerance of full or partial (P) shade.
Ia Coastal saltmarsh; dominated by succulents, grasses and sedges; very saline.  Q Edible; various plant parts.
Ib Brackish coastal and estuarine.  R Poisonous (where known).
Ic Freshwater swamps and soaks.  S Pioneer species.
Id Moving water (freshwater).  T Tolerant of poor drainage.
Ie Buttongrass sedgelands; poor drainage; high fire frequency; high rainfall.  U Salt tolerant.
If Alpine moors and bogs.  X Tasmanian endemic species.