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Spinifex is a genus of perennial coastal plants in the grass family. [2] [3] [4] [5]They are one of the most common plants that grow in sand dunes along the coasts of Africa, Middle East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia, with the ranges of some species extending north and west along the coasts of Asia as far as India and Japan. [6]
Triodia is a large genus of hummock grass endemic to Australia. The species of this genus are known by the common name spinifex , although they are not a part of the coastal genus Spinifex . [ 1 ] Many soft-leaved Triodia species were formerly included in the genus Plectrachne . [ 3 ]
Triodia basedowii, commonly known as lobed spinifex, is a species of tussock-forming grass-like plant found in Australia. It occurs on sandy plains and small hills and dunes of bare red sand. Green to purple flowers are displayed from long scapes at any time of the year, emerging from the short and dense foliage growing no more than 1.3 meters ...
Spinifex grass is a name which has been applied to two genera of grasses: Spinifex (coastal grass) , a genus of grass which is indigenous to the coastal areas of Australasia and Indonesia Triodia (plant) , a hummock grass of arid Australia, covering twenty percent of the Australian continent (although not in the genus Spinifex , it is the grass ...
Spinifex resin is a gum coating of some species of spinifex grasses. This sticky resin was traditionally used as an adhesive in tool making by Aboriginal Australians . Many species of spinifex are extremely resinous, to the extent that resin may drip down the stems and leaves on hot days, and large residual lumps of resin often may be seen at ...
Spinifex longifolius, commonly known as beach spinifex, is a perennial grass that grows in sandy regions along the seacoast. It also lives in most deserts around Australia. It also lives in most deserts around Australia.
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Spinifex sericeus has branched stolons and rhizomes extending up to 1–2 metres (3.3–6.6 ft). The leaves have a ligule of a rim of dense hairs; the blades are flat and densely silky. [1] The male inflorescence is an orange-brown terminal cluster of spiky racemes subtended by silky bracts.