Scientific Name: Spinifex sericeus

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  • Common Name:
    Beach Spinifex
  • Derivation:
    Spinifex: from the Latin spina (a thorn) and facere (to make), alluding to sharp pointed leaves and/or female spikelet clusters. sericeus: from the Latin sericus (silken) and -ea (indicating resemblance). Densely invested in part or totally with long hairs.
  • Type:
    herb , grass
  • Family:
    POACEAE
  • Flowers:
    on separate plants, September to February
  • Vegetation Type:
    Seacoast
  • Species List:
    Plants for Coastal Gardens, Peregian Boardwalk, Grass book, Batianoff, Seacoast, Botany 07 Regional Ecosystem 12.2.14.
Cultural Notes

Of value as a sand binder.

Identification Notes

Can form dense mats and spreads by means of long stolons that root at the nodes. Leaves are grey-green and silky-hairy.