Austrostipa hemipogon
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| Austrostipa hemipogon | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Austrostipa |
| Species: | A. hemipogon |
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| Austrostipa hemipogon | |
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Austrostipa hemipogon is a tufted, perennial grass (a member of the family Poaceae.[2] It is native to Australia, and found in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania.[1]
It was first described as Stipa hemipogon by George Bentham in 1878 from a specimen collected in Western Australia by James Drummond[3][4] and in 1996 was transferred to the genus, Austrostipa, by Surrey Jacobs and Joy Everett.[3][5]
