Spinifex sericeus R. Br.

Description: Male flowerheads consist of a spatheate cluster of stalked racemes; pale brown and about 5 cm long. This specimen is at early development. Date: 19 August 2006, 01:44. Source: Spinifex sericeus flowerhead male3. Author: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia.

Description: Spinifex sericeus flowerhead male5. Date: 19 August 2006, 01:46. Source: Spinifex sericeus flowerhead male5. Author: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia.

Description: Male flowerheads consist of a spatheate cluster of stalked racemes; pale brown and about 5 cm long. This specimen is at early development. Date: 19 August 2006, 01:45. Source: Spinifex sericeus flowerhead male4. Author: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia.

Description: Female flowerheads consist of a spherical, spiny, spatheate cluster of stalkless spikelets; sometimes a second cluster may be present. Each spikelet is enclosed by a spine-like bract 10-15 cm long. Date: 24 September 2006, 03:13. Source: Spinifex sericeus flowerhead female2. Author: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia.

Description: Male spikelets are silky-hairy, 8-12 mm long and 2-flowered. Glumes are subequal and 3.5-4.5 mm long. Lemmas are almost equal in length. Date: 19 August 2006, 02:00. Source: Spinifex sericeus spikelets male3. Author: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia.

Description: Male spikelets are silky-hairy, 8-12 mm long and 2-flowered. Glumes are subequal and 3.5-4.5 mm long. Lemmas are almost equal in length. Date: 19 August 2006, 01:45. Source: Spinifex sericeus spikelets male1. Author: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia.

Description: Male flowerheads consist of a spatheate cluster of stalked racemes; pale brown and about 5 cm long. This speciment is fully developed. Date: 24 September 2006, 03:14. Source: Spinifex sericeus flowerhead male1. Author: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia.

Description: English: Female flower head of Spinifex sericeus. Date: 24 September 2006, 03:13:36. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/73840284@N04/8279250572/. Author: Macleay Grass Man.

Description: Native, yearlong-green, perennial, sparsely mat-forming grass to 30 cm tall, with erect tufts arising from the nodes of long, stout rhizomes and stolons. There are male and female plants. Leaves are densely silky and greyish-green. Found on coastal fore dunes. The most important pioneer sand-stabilising plant of coastal sand dunes. A valuable feed source for galahs and other large seed eating birds, as well as kangaroos. Date: 19 August 2006, 02:02. Source: Spinifex sericeus habit1. Author: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia.

Description: Male spikelets are silky-hairy, 8-12 mm long and 2-flowered. Glumes are subequal and 3.5-4.5 mm long. Lemmas are almost equal in length. Date: 19 August 2006, 02:01. Source: Spinifex sericeus spikelets male4. Author: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia.

Description: Male spikelets are silky-hairy, 8-12 mm long and 2-flowered. Glumes are subequal and 3.5-4.5 mm long. Lemmas are almost equal in length. Date: 19 August 2006, 01:59. Source: Spinifex sericeus spikelets male2. Author: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia.

Description: Hairy Spinifex, Spinifex sericeus, common on dunes and beaches. Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia, February 2014. Date: 27 February 2014, 09:41. Source: Spinifex seed. Author: John Tann from Sydney, Australia. Camera location37° 33′ 52.34″ S, 149° 45′ 33.84″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-37.564538; 149.759401.

Description: Native, yearlong-green, perennial, sparsely mat-forming grass to 30 cm tall, with erect tufts arising from the nodes of long, stout rhizomes and stolons. There are male and female plants. Leaves are densely silky and greyish-green. Found on coastal fore dunes. The most important pioneer sand-stabilising plant of coastal sand dunes. A valuable feed source for galahs and other large seed eating birds, as well as kangaroos. Date: 24 September 2006, 03:12. Source: Spinifex sericeus habit3. Author: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia.

Description: Native, yearlong-green, perennial, sparsely mat-forming grass to 30 cm tall, with erect tufts arising from the nodes of long, stout rhizomes and stolons. There are male and female plants. Leaves are densely silky and greyish-green. Found on coastal fore dunes. The most important pioneer sand-stabilising plant of coastal sand dunes. A valuable feed source for galahs and other large seed eating birds, as well as kangaroos. Date: 24 September 2006, 03:13. Source: Spinifex sericeus habit2. Author: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia.

Description: Male flowerheads consist of a spatheate cluster of stalked racemes; pale brown and about 5 cm long. This speciment is fully developed. Date: 24 September 2006, 03:14. Source: Spinifex sericeus flowerhead male2. Author: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia.

Description: Hairy Spinifex, Spinifex sericeus. Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia, February 2014. Date: 27 February 2014, 09:40. Source: Spinifex. Author: John Tann from Sydney, Australia. Camera location37° 33′ 52.34″ S, 149° 45′ 33.84″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-37.564538; 149.759401.