Flora of Victoria

Orifice of leaf-sheath glabrous or almost so; asymmetrical auricular lobe of upper leaves to 4 mm long; leaf-blades hardly ribbed, commonly more than 15 cm long; inflorescence typically narrow, with spikelets virtually appressed to axis. Flowers Aug.–Oct.

CVU, EGU, GipP, Gold, HNF, HSF, LoM, MonT, MuF, MuM, MSB, NIS, OtP, VRiv, VVP, Wim. Also WA, NT, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Tas. Most Victorian records are from the dry, upper Snowy River catchment areas in East Gippsland with scattered occurrences near Bairnsdale and further west at e.g. Braybrook, Long Forest near Bacchus Marsh, Violet Town, Echuca, Mt Arapiles, Little Desert, and the far north-west. This is the less common subspecies in Victoria.

Source: Walsh, N.G. (1994). Poaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 2, Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons. Inkata Press, Melbourne (as Stipa scabra subsp. scabra).

Updated by: Val Stajsic, 2017-11-16

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Lilianae

order Poales

family Poaceae

genus Austrostipa

species Austrostipa scabra (Lindl.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett

Higher taxa

subspecies Austrostipa scabra subsp. scabra

Synonyms

Stipa scabra subsp. scabra

Victoria

**Source:** AVH (2014). *Australia's Virtual Herbarium*, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Austrostipa scabra subsp. scabra in AVH ; *Victorian Biodiversity Atlas*, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Austrostipa scabra subsp. scabra in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Lowan Mallee	present	native
Murray Mallee	present	native
Wimmera	present	native
Victorian Volcanic Plain	present	native
Victorian Riverina	present	native
Murray Scroll Belt	present	native
Murray Fans	present	native
Gippsland Plain	present	native
Otway Plain	present	native
Goldfields	present	native
Central Victorian Uplands	present	native
Northern Inland Slopes	present	native
East Gippsland Uplands	present	native
Highlands-Southern Fall	present	native
Highlands-Northern Fall	present	native
Monaro Tablelands	present	native

Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

State
Western Australia
Northern Territory
South Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Australian Capital Territory
Victoria
Tasmania