Spinifex

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Spinifex may refer to:

  • Spinifex (genus), a genus of grass which is indigenous to the coastal areas of Australasia and Indonesia
  • Triodia (plant genus), a hummock grass of arid Australia, covering twenty percent of the Australian continent (although not technically Spinifex, it is commonly referred to as such)
  • Spinifex hopping mouse, a mouse native to the central and western Australian arid zones
  • Spinifex people, or Pila Nguru, an Australian tribe named after the grass
  • Spinifex, a texture in certain ultramafic lavas such as komatiite
  • Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera), a bird found in Australia
  • Spinifex Ridge, a mine in Australia
  • Spinifexbird (Eremiornis carteri), a bird found in Australia


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