''Austrostipa setacea'', the corkscrew bamboo grass, is found in many areas of inland Australia. This

bunchgrass Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae. They usually grow as singular plants in clumps, tufts, hummocks, or bunches, rather than forming a sod or lawn, in meadows, grasslands, and prairies. As perenni ...

may reach tall. Flowering may occur at any time of the year. This is one of the many plants first published by Robert Brown with the

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known as "(J.D.) v.v." Appearing in his ''

Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen ''Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen'' (Prodromus of the Flora of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land) is a flora of Australia written by botanist Robert Brown and published in 1810. Often referred to as ''Prodromus Flora Nova ...

'' in 1810. The specific epithet ''setacea'' is derived from Latin, referring to the bristly leaves.Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 275

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setacea Bunchgrasses of Australasia Flora of Australia {{Pooideae-stub