Spinifex
Spinifex sericeus
COMMON NAME : Spinifex
BOTANICAL NAME : Spinifex sericeus
FAMILY : Poaceae
PLANT GROUP : Grasses, Rushes & Sedges
SIZE : Prostrate
EVC : Coastal Dune Scrub
CONSERVATION STATUS : Least Concern
LOCAL NOTES:
Long creeping perennial with soft, silvery, silky leaves.
Male flowers are a series of spikes and female flowers spherical up to 25 cm in diameter that break free from plant and roll away, blown by wind along the sand.
Flowers September to February.
Widespread across Shallow Inlet, sand spit and primary dune areas.
Contributor : HB
LEARN MORE:
Species profile for this plant at ALA
Atlas of Living Australia.
Species profile for this plant at VicFlora
Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.
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