Austrostipa semibarbata

Common name: Bearded Speargrass

Meaning of name:

Austrostipa is from the Latin words austro, meaning southern, and stipa, meaning fibre. Semibarbata is from the Latin words semi, meaning half, and barbatus, meaning bearded.

Distribution:

Occurs across southern parts of Australia.

Description:

A tufted perennial to 60 centimetres tall. Flowers appear from August to November.

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.

Description and key to the identification of Grasses in South-Western Australia. JG Paterson. 1992.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2902759

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/17253