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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 ...
Triodia pungens, commonly known as soft spinifex, is a species of grass native to northwestern Australia. [1] The plant is currently being researched due to its resinous properties as a Termite timber coating. [ 2 ]
These shoe stretchers widen the width of shoes and boots over time. Simply twist the handle to expand the toe of the shoe to give your foot more space.The bunion expander plugs on each side of the ...
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 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.
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 ]
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]
The Neil Robertson stretcher (NRS) is believed to have been influenced by a Japanese stretcher made from bamboo. The NRS was designed with the purpose of packaging casualties into a compact form, allowing for rescue operations in spaces with limited openings and facilitating movement through vertical escape hatches while minimizing slippage.