Austrostipa setacea

{{Short description|Species of grass}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2024}}

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| image = Austrostipa setacea floret5 Dubbo - Flickr - Macleay Grass Man.jpg

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| genus = Austrostipa

| species = setacea

| authority = (R.Br.) S.W.L.Jacobs & J.Everett

| synonyms =

• Stipa setacea R.Br.

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Austrostipa setacea, the corkscrew bamboo grass, is found in many areas of inland Australia. This bunchgrass may reach {{convert|0.8|m|ft}} height. Flowering may occur at any time of the year.{{cite web |title=Austrostipa setacea|work=PlantNET - NSW Flora Online|url=http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Austrostipa~setacea|accessdate=2019-04-22}} This is one of the many plants first published by Robert Brown with the type known as "(J.D.) v.v." Appearing in his Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen in 1810.{{cite web |title=Austrostipa setacea|work= Atlas of Living Australia|url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/http://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2907039|accessdate=2019-04-22}} The specific epithet setacea is derived from Latin, referring to the bristly leaves.Les Robinson – Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, {{ISBN|978-0-7318-1211-0}} page 275