Austrostipa hemipogon

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.

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