CAT-00068
Native lemongrass
Cymbopogon ambiguus
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Cymbopogon
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- single
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Herb / spice
- Latin name
- Cymbopogon ambiguus
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- Native lemongrass
- Source URLs
- https://tuckerbush.com.au/native-lemongrass-cymbopogon-ambiguus/; https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A396873-1 Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00068
- Mature width
- 0.5-1m
- Native range
- Dry inland Australian habitats.
- Plant family
- Poaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Nursery-listed / regional edible
- Mature height
- 0.5-1m
- Native states
- NSW, NT, QLD, SA, WA
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Nursery food-use source; preparation detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- Seed follows flowering.
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Leaves for infusion/flavouring
- Flowering season
- Seasonal timing not confirmed.
- Brief description
- Clumping aromatic grass with narrow leaves and wispy seed heads.
- Drought tolerance
- High once established.
- Preparation notes
- Infuse leaves or stalks for flavour and remove tough fibres before serving.
- Flower description
- Small grass flowers in wispy flower heads.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Good sunny well-drained prospect; occasional deep watering improves growth.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Native bees and insects visit flowers; canopy shelters birds.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- Small dry grains; leaves and stalks used for flavouring.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded