Austrostipa
''Austrostipa'' is a primarily Australian genus of plants in the grass family, commonly called speargrass. The genus includes species formerly included in the genus ''Stipa.'' All known species are native to Australia, most of them found nowhere else. One species ''(A. variabilis)'' is, however, found in South Africa as well as in Australia, and two species ''(A. setacea + A. stipoides)'' are native to Australia and New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 List of islands of New Zealand, smaller islands. It is the .... The group likely originated in Australia approximately 20 million years ago. ; Species References Bunchgrasses of Australasia Poaceae genera {{Pooideae-stub ...
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