Austrostipa compressa

Meaning of name:

Austrostipa is from the Latin words austro, meaning southern, and stipa, meaning fibre. Compressa is from the Latin word compressus, meaning pressed together, compressed or flattened.

Distribution:

Reported from the southwest of Western Australia.

Description:

A grass to 45 centimetres tall with the green flowers borne from September to December.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2914252

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/17234