Biology:Austrostipa elegantissima

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Short description: Species of plant

Austrostipa elegantissima
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Austrostipa
Species:
A. elegantissima
Binomial name
Austrostipa elegantissima
(Labill.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett[1]
Synonyms

Stipa elegantissima Labill.

Austrostipa elegantissima, commonly known as tall feather-grass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae. It is native to southern Australia, from Western Australia to New South Wales.[2] It grows as a decumbent perennial in a rhizomatous tussock with widespread leaves,[1][3] and lacks basal leaves.[1][3] It is found in areas that are not grazed by introduced livestock, which feed on this plant.[3]

The species was first described by Jacques Labillardière as Stipa elegantissima in 1805 and assigned to the genus Austrostipa in 1996.[4][3] The plant is used by red-eared firetail (Stagonopleura oculata) in the construction of its nests.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Austrostipa elegantissima". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/17237. 
  2. ↑ The Australasian Virtual Herbarium – Occurrence data for Austrostipa elegantissima
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Jacobs, SWL; Everett, J (1993). "Austrostipa elegantissima (Labill.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett". PlantNET - FloraOnline. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Austrostipa~elegantissima. Retrieved 2 October 2018. 
  4. ↑ Labillardière, Jacques Julien Houton de; Labillardière, Jacques Julien Houton de (1805). Novæ Hollandiæ plantarum specimen. 1. Parisiis: Ex typographia Dominæ Huzard. pp. 23, tab. 29. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/126969. 
  5. ↑ Forshaw, Joseph Michael; Shephard, Mark (2012). Grassfinches in Australia. CSIRO. pp. 64–77. ISBN 9780643096349. 

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