Austrostipa elegantissima

Meaning of name:

Austrostipa is from the Latin words austro, meaning southern, and stipa, meaning fibre. Elegantissima is from the Latin word elegans, meaning choisest, finest or most elegant.

Distribution:

Occurs southwest of a line from Shark Bay to Kalgoorlie to Esperance. Also found in other southern Australian states.

Description:

A grass to 3 metres tall, with white filamentous flowers from August to January.

References:

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. Third edition. 2019.

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/2886511

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/17237