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.
; SpeciesEchinopogon caespitosus - bushy hedgehog grass, tufted hedgehog grass - Queensland, New South Wales, VictoriaEchinopogon cheelii - longflower hedgehog grass - New South Wales, VictoriaEchinopogon intermedius - erect hedgehog grass - Queensland, New South WalesEchinopogon mckiei - New South WalesEchinopogon nutans - Queensland, New South Wales, New GuineaEchinopogon ovatus - forest hedgehog grass - New Guinea, Australia, Lesser Sunda Islands, New Zealand Echinopogon phleoides - Northern Tablelands of New South Wales
; formerly included
see Calamagrostis