- Common Name: Beach Spinifex
- Derivation: Spinifex: from the Latin spina (a Thorn) and facere (to make), alluding to sharp pointed Leaves and/or female Spikelet clusters. sericeus: from the Latin sericus (silken) and -ea (indicating resemblance). Densely invested in part or totally with long hairs.
- Type: Herb, Grass
- Family: Poaceae
- Size: 30-40 cm high
- Flowers: on separate plants, September to February
- Vegetation Type: Seacoast
- Species List: Peregian Boardwalk, Grass book, Batianoff, Seacoast, Botany 07 Regional Ecosystem 12.2.14.
Cultural Notes
Of value as a sand binder.
Identification Notes
Can form dense mats and spreads by means of long stolons that root at the nodes. Leaves are grey-green and silky-hairy.
