Austrostipa stipoides explained

Austrostipa stipoides, commonly known as prickly spear-grass or coast spear-grass, is a kind of tussock grass native to the coasts of south-eastern Australia and of New Zealand. It forms large clumps up to about 80 cm in height with smooth inrolled leaves 70 cm long and 1 mm wide with sharp tips. It is found on sea cliffs, the edges of beach dunes and salt marshes and tolerates strong winds and sea spray.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Prickly Spear-grass . 2012-05-24 . Victorian Resources Online . Department of Primary Industries, Victoria . https://web.archive.org/web/20120419101752/http://vro.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/vro/vrosite.nsf/pages/sip_prickly_spear_grass . 2012-04-19 . dead .
2. Book: Coastal Plants of the Bellarine Peninsula . Longmore, Sue . Smithyman, Steve . Crawley, Matt . amp . 2010 . Bellarine Catchment Network .