Triodia sp. (spinifex grass) (Mt. Scott Range, South Australia) 2
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Summary[edit] Description: English: Commonly referred to as "spinifex", Triodia is a genus of grass having spike-shaped blades. Spinifex also refers to a distinctive texture in some volcanic rocks: elongated blade-shaped to spike-shaped crystals of olivine and pyroxene. Spinifex texture occurs in komatiites, which are very rare, magnesium-rich, ultramafic, extrusive igneous rocks. Classification: Plantae, Angiospermophyta, Poales, Poaceae Locality: south of Aroona Creek, Mt. Scott Range, west of the town of Leigh Creek, South Australia See info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triodia_(plant). Date: 20 August 2006, 22:00:56. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/50799739866/. Author: James St. John.
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- Spermatophytes
- Angiosperms
- Monocots
- Commelinids
- Poales
- Poaceae (true grasses)
- Triodia (Australian Spinifex)
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