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Spinifex longifolius

Scientific name

Spinifex longifolius

Common name

Long-leaved spinifex

Plant description

A perennial grass with male and female plants. Rhizomes spread through the sand forming tussocks which become important dune stabilisers. The whole female flower head can be 250 mm in diameter and when dry, rolls in the wind distributing seeds along the shifting sand.

See more on Florabase.

Flower colour

Green, brown

Flowering months

April to January

Spinifex Longifolius

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