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Austrostipa nodosa is a perennial tussock grass native to dry parts of southern Australia, growing up to about 1 metre tall and flowering after rain. It suits dry, open native gardens and needs little water once established.
Austrostipa nodosa is a widespread grass species found in Australia and New Zealand. This bunchgrass can grow up to 1.0 metre (3.3 ft) in height and typically flowers after rain.
Austrostipa compressa · Austrostipa crinita · Foxtail Spear Grass · Elegant Spear Grass · Coast Spear-grass · Half Bearded Spear Grass · Supple Spear-grass · Austrostipa multispiculis · Fine Hairy Spear Grass · Spear Grass · Stout Bamboo Grass · Rough Speargrass
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Austrostipa nodosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
