Poaceae
Spinifex

Spinifex sericeus R.Br.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 198 (1810)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. & E. Australia to New Caledonia and New Zealand. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New Caledonia, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Tonga, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (2014-continuously updated). Atlas of Living Australia http://www.ala.org.au/.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Orchard, A.E. (ed.) (1994). Oceanic Islands 1. Flora of Australia 49: 1-681. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Constable, E.F. [43086] Australia K002819192 Yes
Williamson, H.B. [s.n.] Australia K002819205 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Australia K001056230 Unknown Type Material Yes
Williamson, H.B. [s.n.] K002819196 Yes
Lothian, N. [s.n.] K002819204 Yes
s.coll. [[8656]] K002819179 Yes
Boorman, J.L. [NSW9825] Australia K002819183 Yes
{Adamson} [199] Australia K002819202 Yes
Greuter, W. [s.n.] Australia K002819185 Yes
Brown, R. [6147] Australia K001056228 Type Yes
Milne; [H.M.S. Herald] [s.n.] K002819199 Yes
s.coll. [584] Australia K002819180 Yes
Tilden, J.E. [s.n.] Australia K002819198 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002819186 Yes
Brown, R. [6146] Australia K001056229 Unknown Type Material Yes
Melville, R.; Wakefield, N. [2228] Australia K002819194 Yes
Rodway, F.A. [1215] Australia K002819191 Yes
Craven, L.A. [1510] Australia K002819190 Yes
Williamson, H.B. [s.n.] Australia K002819203 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002819187 Yes
Hooker, J.D. [584] K002819182 Yes
Tilden, J.E. [s.n.] Australia K002819193 Yes
Tilden, J.E. [756] Australia K002819200 Yes
Tilden, J.E. [s.n.] Australia K002819197 Yes
Sieber [62] K002819181 Yes
Melville, R. [2229] Australia K002819195 Yes
Boorman, J.L. [NSW9826] Australia K002819184 Yes
Robertson [[43]] Australia K002819201 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K002819189 Yes
Boorman, J.L. [NSW9827] Australia K002819188 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0