Coast Spear-grass Austrostipa stipoides is another of our attractive native grasses. It is a densely tufted tussock with narrow, prickly, inrolled leaves and flowering stems or culms to 80 cm high. The flowers form a narrow panicle from October to March and the hairy seeds have a long awn up to 4 cm long. The common name of Spear-grass for this genus is from the sharp, pointed seeds that can penetrate the skin, mouths and eyes of stock. At Venus Bay it occurs along Anderson Inlet, in association with the saltmarsh community.

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