Hystericina

Hedgehog grasses

Echinopogon caespitosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Echinopogon P.Beauv.
Type species
Agrostis ovata (syn of Echinopogon ovatus) G.Forst.
Synonyms
Hystericina Steud.

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.