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Austrostipa multispiculis, commonly known as small-seed spear grass, is a species of perennial grass in the family Poaceae. It is endemic to South Australia, with records from the Northern Lofty, Southern Lofty, Kangaroo Island and Murray regions. It flowers mainly from October to November. It most often occurs in Eucalyptus woodland, but also along creeklines and in grassland. It is listed as rare under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972. It is a C3 (winter growing) grass, and mammals are the primary seed disperser. It grows up to a height of 1 metre.
The species was first described by John McConnell Black as Stipa multispiculis in 1941, and assigned to the genus Austrostipa in 1996.
Austrostipa compressa · Austrostipa crinita · Foxtail Spear Grass · Elegant Spear Grass · Coast Spear-grass · Half Bearded Spear Grass · Supple Spear-grass · Austrostipa nodosa · Fine Hairy Spear Grass · Spear Grass · Stout Bamboo Grass · Rough Speargrass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Austrostipa multispiculis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
