Spinifex sericeus
| Spinifex sericeus | |
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| Seed head | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Spinifex |
| Species: | S. sericeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Spinifex sericeus R.Br. | |
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Spinifex sericeus, commonly known as hairy spinifex, rolling spinifex, beach spinifex or coastal spinifex, is a dioecious perennial grass native to Australia and New Zealand. It has branched stolons and rhizomes extending up to several metres. The leaves have a ligule of a rim of dense hairs; the blades are flat and densely silky. The male inflorescence is an orange-brown terminal cluster of spiky racemes subtended by silky bracts. The female inflorescence detaches at maturity, a globose seed head of sessile racemes up to 20 cm in diameter which becomes a tumbleweed. It is an important pioneer species which colonises coastal dunes, binding loose sand with its horizontal runners.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Jacobs, S.W.L.; & Hastings, S.M. "Spinifex sericeus R.Br.". PlantNET. National Herbarium of NSW, Sydney. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
- ↑ Longmore, Sue; Smithyman, Steve; & Crawley, Matt (2010). Coastal Plants of the Bellarine Peninsula. Bellarine Catchment Network.
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