Echinopogon
# 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

## formerly included

see Calamagrostis

