Genus of grasses
Echinopogon is a genus of grasses native to Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and New Zealand.[1][3] They are known commonly as hedgehog grasses.[4]
They are perennial grasses with bristly panicles.[5]
- Species[2]
- Echinopogon caespitosus - bushy hedgehog grass, tufted hedgehog grass - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria
- Echinopogon cheelii - longflower hedgehog grass - New South Wales, Victoria
- Echinopogon intermedius - erect hedgehog grass - Queensland, New South Wales
- Echinopogon mckiei - New South Wales
- Echinopogon nutans - Queensland, New South Wales, New Guinea
- Echinopogon ovatus - forest hedgehog grass - New Guinea, Australia (all 6 states plus Norfolk Island), Lesser Sunda Islands, New Zealand (North + South + Chatham Islands)
- Echinopogon phleoides - Northern Tablelands of New South Wales
- formerly included[2]
see Calamagrostis
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