Spinifex longifolius R.Br.
Beach Spinifex
Prod. 198 (1810)
Conservation Code:
Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Native to Western Australia
Name Status:
Current
Brief Description
Grazyna Paczkowska,
Friday 17 December 1993
Rhizomatous, tussock-forming perennial, grass-like or herb, 0.3-1 m high, to 2 m wide. Fl. green/brown, Apr to Dec or Jan. White sand. Coastal sand dunes.
Distribution
Beard’s Provinces: Eremaean Province, Northern Province, South-West Province.
IBRA Regions: Carnarvon, Dampierland, Geraldton Sandplains, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions: Cape Range, Chichester, Edel, Geraldton Hills, Mitchell, Perth, Pindanland, Roebourne, Wooramel.
IMCRA Regions: Abrolhos Islands, Anson Beagle, Central West Coast, Cobourg, Kimberley, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore), Shark Bay, Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Ashburton, Augusta-Margaret River, Broome, Bunbury, Busselton, Cambridge, Capel, Carnarvon, Claremont, Cockburn, Cottesloe, Dandaragan, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Exmouth, Fremantle, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Mandurah, Murray, Northampton, Port Hedland, Rockingham, Roebourne, Shark Bay, Stirling, Wanneroo, Wyndham-East Kimberley.
