Triodia sp. (spinifex grass) (Mt. Scott Range, South Australia) 8

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Commonly referred to as "spinifex", Triodia is a grass genus having spike-shaped blades. Spinifex also refers to a rare, distinctive, texture in volcanic rocks. Spinifex texture refers to elongated blade-shaped to spike-shaped crystals of olivine and pyroxene 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, 23:23:11. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/50799734031/. Author: James St. John.