What is "echinopogon"

Echinopogon is a genus of grasses native to Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, and New Zealand. They are known commonly as hedgehog grasses.

They are perennial grasses with bristly panicles.

1. Echinopogon caespitosus - bushy hedgehog grass, tufted hedgehog grass - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria
2. Echinopogon cheelii - longflower hedgehog grass - New South Wales, Victoria
3. Echinopogon intermedius - erect hedgehog grass - Queensland, New South Wales
4. Echinopogon mckiei - New South Wales
5. Echinopogon nutans - Queensland, New South Wales, New Guinea
6. Echinopogon ovatus - forest hedgehog grass - New Guinea, Australia (all 6 states plus Norfolk Island), Lesser Sunda Islands, New Zealand ( North + South + Chatham Islands)
7. Echinopogon phleoides - Northern Tablelands of New South Wales

see Calamagrostis

• Echinopogon gunnianus - Calamagrostis gunniana