Spinifex grass is salt tolerant, it's leaves curl to reduce water loss and it has root runners.
Spinifex is a sharp grass that grows in the outbacks of australia, its a spiney tough grass that you would not want to be perched upon!!
There are a number of species of spinifex and all belong to the Triodia genus.
marble gum, mulga, spinifex grass, tumble weed
Triodia is a large genus of hummock-forming grass endemic to Australia; they are commonly known as spinifex, although they are not a part of the coastal genus Spinifex. There are currently 64 recognised species.
Some of the plants that live in the Simpson Desert: Canegrass Acacia Parrot Bush Spinifex Grass
In its native habitat, the sandhill dunnart is only known on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia. Its habitat is arid dune areas of the peninsula which are well-covered by spinifex, a low, wiry desert grass of Australia. During the day, the sandhill dunnart hides in spinifex clumps on low sand dunes, burrowing into the centre of the spinifex.
Spinifex longifolius was created in 1810.
Acromis spinifex was created in 1763.
Spinifex is edible but only in small quantities.
Spinifex State College was created in 2003.
A spinifex hopping mouse is a small rodent native to Australia. It has long hind legs with long feet, which enable it to move with a hopping motion rather than running like other mice. Its habitat is arid and semi-arid regions such as sandy desert dunes and swales among hummock grass and spinifex, as well as loamy sand areas among mulga and melaleuca.