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.


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

see Calamagrostis
 * formerly included
 * Echinopogon gunnianus - Calamagrostis gunniana