Spinifex L.

Genus

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae

Characteristics

Perennials, rhizomatous; dioecious or sometimes androdioecious. Leaf blades hard, linear to subulate-involute; ligule a line of hairs. Inflorescence terminal, compound, composed of many single racemes subtended by prophylls and spathate sheaths and condensed into a compact fascicle. Staminate inflorescence with exserted racemes bearing several spikelets and ending in a short point. Female or bisexual inflorescence stellately globose, falling entire, composed of numerous racemes reduced to a single basal spikelet hidden among subtending spathes, its rachis prolonged into a long needle-like spine. Spikelets dorsally compressed, staminate spikelets herbaceous, female spikelets papery. Staminate spikelet with shorter glumes and both florets staminate. Female spikelet with glumes equal to spikelet and lower floret sometimes paleate and staminate. Upper lemma in both slightly indurate with flat hyaline margins. x = 9.
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Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Spinifex world distribution map, present in Andorra, Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Moldova (Republic of), Maldives, Myanmar, Norfolk Island, Philippines, Thailand, Tonga, Taiwan, Province of China, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19051-1
WFO ID wfo-4000036094
COL ID 8W3QF
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INPN ID 672779
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Synonyms

Spinifex

Lower taxons

Spinifex hirsutus Spinifex x alterniflorus Spinifex longifolius Spinifex sericeus Spinifex littoreus