Triodia pungens
| Triodia pungens | |
|---|---|
| Triodia pungens (green) and Triodia basedowii (blue-grey) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Chloridoideae |
| Genus: | Triodia |
| Species: | T. pungens |
| Binomial name | |
| Triodia pungens R.Br. 1810 | |
Triodia pungens, commonly known as soft spinifex, is a species of grass native to northwestern Australia. The plant is currently being researched due to its resinous properties as a Termite timber coating. Other research and applications are as a latex enhancer and bitumen adhesive.
In its natural habitat, the Spinifex is used by local Indigenous people as a weapon and housing adhesive.
Originally described by botanist Robert Brown in his 1810 work Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, Triodia pungens still bears its original binomial name.