Austrostipa pubescens, the spear grass, grows in heathland and sandy areas in eastern Australia.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Austrostipa pubescens being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Austrostipa rudis
- Austrostipa pubinodis
- Anisopogon avenaceus
- Austrostipa breviglumis
- Austrostipa scabra
- Chrysopogon sylvaticus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Austrostipa
- Species
- Austrostipa pubescens
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