B. australe australeB. australe (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs & L.A.S.Johnson

Upper leaf sheaths loose; the lower ones appressed. Culms ± rugose, 50–100 cm high, 1.5–3 mm wide; stomata sunken in irregular depressions or pits. Spikelets ovoid to oblong-cylindrical, 8–15 mm long. Blue Mts Wet peaty, sandy, or gravelly soils.