Wirrapunga is defined as “grassy woodland” so you would expect a good number of grasses there. However what is not normally understood about grassy woodland is that by far the majority of species are not grasses. In fact here at Wirrapunga we have more species of native orchids than we do grasses. About 10% of species in grassy woodlands are actually grasses. The following is a list of grass species at Wirrapunga. As far as I can determine there are about twenty five species.
| Genus | Species | Common Name |
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Agrostis Agrostis Amphipogon Aristida Austrostipa Bothriochloa Chloris Cymbopogon Danthonia Danthonia Danthonia Danthonia Danthonia Danthonia Dichanthium Dichelachne Elymus Enneapogon Eragrostis Hemarthria Microlaena Neurachne Poa Setaria Stipa Themeda |
aemula avenacea strictus behriana mollis macra truncata ambiguus caespitosa duttoniana geniculata pilosa setacea tenuior sericeum crinata scaber nigricans benthamii uncinata stipoides alopecuroidea clelandii jubiflora mollis triandra |
blown grass blown grass grey-beard grass brush wiregrass spear grass redleg grass windmill grass scented grass white top brown-back wallaby grass kneed wallaby grass velvet wallaby grass bristly wallaby grass a wallaby-grass silky blue-grass long-hair plume grass wheat grass black bottle washers common lovegrass mat grass weeping grass mulga grass poa warrego grass soft spear-grass kangaroo grass |