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Beach Spinifex
Spinifex sericeus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
European marram grassCalamagrostis arenaria
American lyme grassLeymus mollis
Sand Couch-grassElymus farctus
sea oatsUniola paniculata
lyme grassLeymus arenarius
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| New Zealand | 1,320 |
|---|---|
| Australia | 1,229 |
| New South Wales | 451 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui Region | 413 |
| Victoria | 369 |
| Wellington Region | 253 |
| Queensland | 183 |
| Northland Region | 145 |
| Auckland Region | 131 |
| Tasmania | 114 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | grasses · Poaceae |
| Genus | Spinifex Grass · Spinifex |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Beach Spinifex with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.