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Topics referred to by the same term
Spinifex may refer to: Spinifex (coastal grass), a genus of grasses growing on coastal dunes in Asia and Australasia Triodia (plant), a genus of grasses
Spinifex
Genus of grasses
Spinifex is a genus of perennial coastal plants in the grass family. They are one of the most common plants that grow in sand dunes along the coasts of
Spinifex_(coastal_grass)
Species of bird
The Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera), also known as the plumed-pigeon or gannaway pigeon, is one of three endemic Australian bird species within the
Spinifex_pigeon
Aboriginal Australian people of Western Australia
The Pila Nguru, often referred to as the Spinifex people, are an Aboriginal Australian people of Western Australia, whose lands extend to the border with
Spinifex_people
Species of rodent
The spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis), also known as the tarkawara or tarrkawarra, occurs throughout the central and western Australian arid zones
Spinifex_hopping_mouse
Species of bird
alike. Its diet comprises a variety of insects and seeds collected in "spinifex" or Triodia grass. This species flies weakly, with its tail drooping. It
Spinifexbird
Grass resin traditionally used as an adhesive
Spinifex resin is a gum coating of some species of spinifex grasses. This sticky resin was traditionally used as an adhesive in tool making by Aboriginal
Spinifex_resin
Species of grass
Spinifex sericeus, commonly known as hairy spinifex, rolling spinifex, beach spinifex or coastal spinifex, is a dioecious perennial grass. It is native
Spinifex_sericeus
Topics referred to by the same term
Spinifex grass is a name which has been applied to two genera of grasses: Spinifex (coastal grass), a genus of grass which is indigenous to the coastal
Spinifex_grass
Australian musical group
Spinifex Gum are an Australian musical collective based in Cairns, a collaboration between the Indigenous ensemble the Marliya Choir, Felix Riebl and Ollie
Spinifex_Gum
Australian independent feminist book publisher
Spinifex Press is an independent feminist book publisher based in Australia. It was established in March 1991 by Renate Klein and Susan Hawthorne. It has
Spinifex_Press
Species of grass endemic to Western Australia
Triodia scintillans, the sparkling spinifex, or salt and vinegar chips spinifex is a species of grass in the genus Triodia. It tastes like salt and vinegar
Triodia_scintillans
Genus of plants
this genus are known by the common name spinifex, although they are not a part of the coastal genus Spinifex. Many soft-leaved Triodia species were formerly
Triodia_(plant)
Species of plant
Cenchrus spinifex, known commonly as the common sandbur, coastal sandbur, stickerweed, or stickerbur, is a perennial grass that grows from 5 to 30 inches
Cenchrus_spinifex
Community in Western Australia
Tjuntjuntjara community members are part of a larger group known as the Spinifex people, who were removed from their homelands (which range across the WA
Tjuntjuntjara_Community
Species of plant
Spinifex longifolius, commonly known as beach spinifex, is a perennial grass that grows in sandy regions along the seacoast. It also lives in most deserts
Spinifex_longifolius
Index of animals with the same common name
Spinifex parrot may refer to the following bird species: Polytelis alexandrae, also known as the princess parrot Pezoporus occidentalis, also known as
Spinifex_parrot
Species of herb
Spinifex littoreus is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae. The species is similar to Spinifex longifolius. It is native to tropical
Spinifex_littoreus
Species of legume
sandplains, but also on low hills and granite outcrops in shrubland and spinifex. It is widely distributed from Nerren Nerren Station (about 80 km (50 mi)
Acacia_coolgardiensis
Species of butterfly
Proeidosa polysema, the polysema skipper or spinifex sand-skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Australia in the Northern Territory
Proeidosa_polysema
Overview of a Lizard species in the blue tongue family
The Spinifex slender blue-tongue or Samphire slender bluetongue (Cyclodomorphus melanops) is an endemic species of skink that inhabits the arid areas of
Spinifex_slender_blue-tongue
Magnesium-rich igneous rock
locality along the Komati River in South Africa, and frequently displays spinifex texture composed of large dendritic plates of olivine and pyroxene. Komatiites
Komatiite
Species of ant
Ochetellus flavipes, the spinifex ant, is a species of ant in the genus Ochetellus. Described by William Forsell Kirby in 1896, the species is endemic
Ochetellus_flavipes
English-Australian activist and author (born 1948)
Australia: Spinifex. ISBN 9781925950700. Jeffreys, Sheila (2025). Uprooting Male Domination: Dispatches from the Sex Wars. Mission Beach, Australia: Spinifex. ISBN 9781922964243
Sheila_Jeffreys
1934 short story collection by Australian writer Vance Palmer
Sea and Spinifex (1934) is a short story collection by Australian writer Vance Palmer. It was originally published in Australia by Shakespeare Head Press
Sea_and_Spinifex
Public, day and boarding school in Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Spinifex State College is a public, co-educational, day and boarding school located in Mount Isa, Queensland. It first opened in 2003. Prior to 2003, Mount
Spinifex_State_College
Species of marsupial
Other common names include little red antechinus, russet antechinus and spinifex antechinus. Dasykaluta rosamondae is a member of the family Dasyuridae
Little_red_kaluta
Species of beetle
Onthophagus spinifex, is a species of dung beetle found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and China. "Two New Records of genus Onthophagus Latreille, 1802
Onthophagus_spinifex
Former railway line in Western Australia
Smith's 1969 book about early railways noting the use of the ironic name the Spinifex Flyer. The Railway (Port Hedland-Marble Bar) Discontinuance Act 1950 was
Marble_Bar_railway_line
Species of bird
Australian pigeon species possess an erect crest, the crested pigeon and the spinifex pigeon. The crested pigeon is the larger of the two species. The crested
Crested_pigeon
Australian termite species
Australia. It is also sometimes referred to as the spinifex termite, since it is found in the spinifex (also known as Triodia) grasslands. Very little research
Nasutitermes_triodiae
Iron ore mine in Western Australia
Spinifex Ridgem mine is an inactive iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Australia, northeast of Marble Bar. Moly Mines awarded production contracts
Spinifex_Ridge_mine
Species of cicada
Calipsalta brunnea is a species of cicada, also known as the brown spinifex rattler, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini
Calipsalta_brunnea
Species of true bug
Dalytra spinifex is a species of assassin bug in the subfamily Harpactorinae. Ambrose, Dunston P. (August 21, 2006). "A checklist of Indian Assassin Bugs
Dalytra_spinifex
Australian academic and publisher
Hawthorne, she co-founded the independent feminist publishing company, Spinifex Press in 1991. She is herself the author and editor of 14 books, many of
Renate_Klein
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
Spinifex State College Junior Campus is a heritage-listed state high school at 6–12 Fifth Avenue, Parkside, Mount Isa, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia
Spinifex State College Junior Campus
Spinifex_State_College_Junior_Campus
Extinct species of marsupial
the Lake Eyre Basin. It preferred to live in sandy and loamy deserts, spinifex sandplains and dunes, dominated by mounds of tough and grassy Triodia species
Lesser_bilby
Musical artist
contest. The Hanging Girl (Misfit Books, 1988) The Ballad of Siddy Church (Spinifex, 1997) Katherine Mansfield's Black Paper Fan (Difficult Women, 2010) Collections
Lin_Van_Hek
Australian political activist (born 1963)
Eugenics, Spinifex Press, ISBN 978-1-74219-048-8 Tankard Reist, Melinda, ed. (2009), Getting Real: Challenging the Sexualisation of Girls, Spinifex Press
Melinda_Tankard_Reist
Australian writer and illustrator
the National Museum of Australia 1991–1992 – Spinifex Skeletons and Sewers 1986 – Snaffled in the Spinifex 1982 – Journey Through Central Australia Children's
Kaye_Kessing
Species of beetle
Acromis spinifex is a species of tortoise beetle from South America. The males have enlarged elytra which are probably used in male–male combat, while
Acromis_spinifex
Genus of rodents
water. The spinifex hopping mouse (Notomys alexis) occurs throughout the central and western Australian arid zones, occupying both spinifex-covered sand
Hopping_mouse
Aboriginal freehold landholding in the Northern Territory of Australia
between January and March. The vegetation is mostly scrubland, including spinifex grasslands. The fauna is generally typical of Australian desert environments
Muckaty_Station
American author, professor, and activist (born 1943)
misconceptions, myths and morals. Melbourne / Hamburg / Dhaka, Bangladesh: Spinifex Press / Konkret Literatur Verlag / Narigrantha Prabartan. ISBN 9781742198446
Janice_Raymond
Australian author and mental health advocate (born 1953)
hospital in Melbourne. In 1993, Spinifex Press published Jeffs' first book, Poems from the Madhouse. In 2009, Spinifex published Jeffs' memoir, Flying
Sandy_Jeffs
Species of lizard
Diporiphora valens, the southern Pilbara spinifex dragon, southern Pilbara tree dragon, or Pilbara two-line dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia
Diporiphora_valens
Family of lizards
insectivorous burrowing animals, but others are adapted to moving through dense spinifex or other vegetation. The pygopodids and other geckos share a number of
Pygopodidae
Roadhouse in outback Western Australia
comprising a roadhouse, tiny outstation and cultural centre of the Spinifex people. The Spinifex people, a group of Aboriginal Australian peoples, occupied the
Ilkurlka Community, Western Australia
Ilkurlka_Community,_Western_Australia
Zoo in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
Nightwing Nura, features bilbies, ghost bats, short-beaked echidnas, spinifex hopping mice; and J.R, who is presently the only Barton's long-beaked echidna
Taronga_Zoo
Historic site in New South Wales, Australia
Fire-stick farming Food groups Humpy Possum-skin cloak Scarred tree Soaks Spinifex resin Sweets Waddy Woomera Arts Artefacts Bark painting Contemporary visual
Baiame_Cave
Lizard in Australian Aboriginal mythology
Susan; Klein, Renate, eds. (1994). Australia for Women: Travel and Culture. Spinifex Press. p. 333. ISBN 9781875559275. "The Ngintaka Dreaming – a journey into
Ngiṉṯaka
Species of plant
Goodenia triodiophila, commonly known as spinifex goodenia in the Northern Territory, is a species of flowering plant in the family Goodeniaceae and is
Goodenia_triodiophila
Endangered Australian species of bird
porcupine parrot, nocturnal ground parakeet, midnight cockatoo, solitaire, spinifex parrot and night parakeet. It is one of the most elusive and mysterious
Night_parrot
Species of marsupial
and cockroaches, which they forage for at the ground and in clumps of spinifex. They have long and untidy fur, grey or gingery brown with longer black
Wongai_ningaui
Species of legless lizard endemic to Australia
affects the density and structure of spinifex. Weed invasion and degradation of soil structure within the Mallee-spinifex habitat has also led to habitat loss
Marble-faced_delma
Australian award for the best first book of poetry
Albiston Nervous Arcs (Spinifex Press) 1995: Aileen Kelly Coming Up for Light (Pariah Press) 1994: Deborah Staines Now, Millennium (Spinifex Press) 1993: Jill
Mary_Gilmore_Award
Species of cicada
Calipsalta viridans is a species of cicada, also known as the green spinifex rattler, in the true cicada family, Cicadettinae subfamily and Cicadettini
Calipsalta_viridans
Species of lizard
also known commonly as Butler's legless lizard, Butler's scalyfoot, the spinifex snake-lizard, and the unbanded delma, is a species of lizard in the family
Delma_butleri
Ecoregion in Australia
stringybark (Eucalyptus tetrodonta) with an understory of grasses, chiefly curly spinifex (Triodia pungens). The Gulf Fall and Uplands, which lies west and south
Carpentaria_tropical_savanna
Species of marsupial
Ningaui ridei, found throughout central Australia, this species occurs in spinifex on semi-arid sandplains across the southern coast of the continent. The
Southern_ningaui
51917°S 115.53111°E / -20.51917; 115.53111 Montebello Islands Pilbara Spinifex Island 20°25′09″S 115°31′10″E / 20.41917°S 115.51944°E / -20.41917;
Sortable list of islands of Western Australia
Sortable_list_of_islands_of_Western_Australia
Species of plant
scariosa, is more commonly known as porcupine grass or spinifex (not to be confused with Spinifex spp.), and belongs to the endemic Australian grass genus
Triodia_scariosa
Protected area in the Northern Territory, Australia
immense cone. Anangu use a resin gathered from the gummy spinifex to make gum. They thresh the spinifex until the resin particles fall free. These particles
Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
Uluṟu-Kata_Tjuṯa_National_Park
Pre-colonial Oceanian technologies
century. Spinifex resin – Aboriginal Australians created what may be the world's first thermoplastic. They processed the resin of spinifex grass using
List of pre-colonial inventions and innovations of Indigenous peoples of Oceania and Australasia
List_of_pre-colonial_inventions_and_innovations_of_Indigenous_peoples_of_Oceania_and_Australasia
Species of lizard
restricted to the presence of Spinifex hummock grass (Triodia) for foraging, shelter and social interactions. Spinifex occurs as a groundcover associated
Eastern_Mallee_dragon
Species of plant
(capitate), appeared to belong to the genus Spinifex. However, Bentham did note the discrepancy from Spinifex due to the small size of spikelets and the
Zygochloa
Species of bird
Indonesian islands. Its natural habitats are open forests and woodlands, scrub, spinifex and tussock grassland, savannah woodland and mangroves. Spotted nightjars
Spotted_nightjar
City in Queensland, Australia
Central State School Pioneer – includes a campus of TAFE Queensland North, Spinifex Senior Campus and Ten-Pin Bowling complex, St Kierans Catholic Primary
Mount_Isa
Species of cicada
associated habitat is spinifex grassland. Adult males may be heard in January and February, following rainfall, clinging to spinifex grass stems, emitting
Pauropsalta_katherina
Species of bird
Ranges. This species inhabits rocky hillsides and ranges dominated by spinifex (Triodia) grasses, typically within temperate shrubland and semi-arid environments
Short-tailed_grasswren
Genus of plants
Hochst. & Steud. ex Boiss. (as H. flavus Forssk.) Pavonia spinifex (L.) Cav. (as H. spinifex L.) Radyera farragei (F.Muell.) Fryxell & S.H.Hashmi (as H
Hibiscus
Australian anthropologist, archaeologist and historian
some of the last hunter-gatherers. He is the author of Pila Nguru: The Spinifex People. He appeared in the 2013 ABC TV documentary, First Footprints and
Scott_Cane
Species of lizard
A termite mound within spinifex grass cover - an important source of food for the desert egernia
Desert_egernia
Australian writer and publisher
publisher. Together with Renate Klein, she is co-founder and director of Spinifex Press, a leading independent feminist publisher that celebrated its 25th
Susan_Hawthorne
Aboriginal Australian hardwood club
about one metre in length and sometimes had a stone head attached with spinifex resin and at least one string. It was made from where a branch met the
Waddy
Species of bird
where its typical habitats are acacia scrublands, eucalypt woodlands, spinifex and saltbush plains, and dunes. The male is about 20 cm (8 in) long and
Crested_bellbird
Explains the role of Transpiration in mitigating climate change
Thermal image of spinifex showing a 27 degree C. temperature difference
Transpirational cooling (biological)
Transpirational_cooling_(biological)
Species in mammal subfamily Murinae
Habitat: Unknown Diet: Berries, leaves, seeds, and other vegetation EX 0 Spinifex hopping mouse N. alexis Thomas, 1922 Australia Size: 9–12 cm (4–5 in) long
List_of_murines
Igneous rock
spinifex texture, but also occasionally mesocumulate and orthocumulate segregations. This is in essence similar to the formation of olivine spinifex textures
Pyroxenite
Infraclass of mammals in the clade Metatheria
red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura), kultarr (Antechinomys laniger) and spinifex hopping-mice (Notomys Alexis)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Marsupial
Genus of tortoise beetles
young adults disperse. Species: Acromis sparsa (Boheman, 1854) Acromis spinifex (Linnaeus, 1763) Acromis venosa Erichson, 1847 Bousquet, Yves; Bouchard
Acromis
Tribe of grasses
Pseudoraphis Setaria (synonyms Camusiella and Paspalidium) Setariopsis Snowdenia Spinifex Stenotaphrum Stereochlaena Streptolophus Uranthoecium Whiteochloa Xerochloa
Paniceae
Extinct species of marsupial
using Triodia, known commonly as spinifex. They allegedly sheltered in shallow depressions below clumps of spinifex, created grass-lined nests, and sometimes
Lake_Mackay_hare-wallaby
Park in Auckland, New Zealand
backed with sand dunes, which include restoration areas of pīngao and spinifex. The Vaughan family farmed the area from the 1860s. George Vaughan build
Long_Bay_Regional_Park
Region in Australia
bloodwood (Corymbia erythrophloia) woodland to low open woodland with spinifex understorey." The abbreviation for the bioregion is GFU. Queensland portal
Gulf_Fall_and_Uplands
Aboriginal Australian family
Bertoglio, Giulia (12 March 2023). "Nuclear tests, missionaries displaced the Spinifex people. Now they're back and relearning from the elders". ABC. Hewett,
Richters (Australian Aboriginal family)
Richters_(Australian_Aboriginal_family)
Species of lizard
typically six to eight, often constructed at the base of stumps of living spinifex (Triodia) grasses, or within hillocks such as those formed by dead grass
Central_netted_dragon
Sexual attraction to more than one gender
2012. Jeffreys, Sheila (1993). The Lesbian Heresy. Melbourne, Australia: Spinifex Press Pty Ltf. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-875559-17-6. Archived from the original
Bisexuality
Bioregion in the Northern Territory, Australia
and yellow. The vegetation is variable-barked bloodwood woodland with a spinifex understorey. Environment portal Geography of Australia Environment Australia
Sturt_Plateau
Global charter for Green political principles
Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved Feb 24, 2015. "Spinifex, Newsletter of the Global Greens 2001 Conference" (PDF). Consensus Productions
Global_Greens_Charter
Highly venomous snake native to Western Australia
woodlands, boree woodlands, sandhill woodlands, mallee woodlands, spinifex deserts, spinifex-covered dunefields, sandplains, stony plains, croplands, grasslands
Pseudonaja_mengdeni
Genus of birds
of all threatened species globally. The genus contains three species: Spinifex pigeon, Geophaps plumifera Squatter pigeon, Geophaps scripta Partridge
Geophaps
Species of reptile
endemic to Australia. It is a specialist species, highly dependent on spinifex (Triodia scariosa) for food and shelter, and has only been observed in
Hemiergis_millewae
Species of bird
Alexandra's parakeet, Princess of Wales parakeet, rose-throated parakeet, and spinifex parrot. Their plumage is mostly green with a pink throat, bluish crown
Princess_parrot
Genus of flowering plants
makoyana × Pavonia multiflora) Pavonia intermedia Pavonia odorata Pavonia spinifex Pavonia strictiflora Pavonia cancellata Wikimedia Commons has media related
Pavonia_(plant)
Aboriginal Australian actor and dancer (1953–2021)
Boney Black Boy / Balinga / Dancer / Tonto / David Ooldea 5 episodes 1973 Spinifex Breed episode: "Pilot" 1974 Homicide Gary Willis episode: "Slow Fuse" 1976
David_Gulpilil
Town in Queensland, Australia
Hill)) 116 metres (381 ft) Spinifex Hill (23°09′53″S 150°27′31″E / 23.1647°S 150.4586°E / -23.1647; 150.4586 (Spinifex Hill)) 157 metres (515 ft)
The_Caves,_Queensland
American university teacher
also spelled Wolpert Jeffreys, Sheila (2008). The Idea of Prostitution. Spinifex Press. pp. 356–. ISBN 978-1-876756-67-3. Giacobbe, Alyssa (2019). "BC's
Ann_Burgess
Habitat dominated by the mulga tree
irregular rainfall. Mulga country intersperses with other vegetation such as spinifex, dominated by low mounds of Triodia, and wattle scrub (Mimosaceae) or interrupted
Mulga_(habitat)
English explorer in Australia
terrain was largely flat, and consisted almost entirely of spinifex and sand (hence the name Spinifex and Sand for Carnegie's published account of the expedition)
David_Carnegie_(explorer)
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Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Made of Lotuses
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Having Unfathomable Knowledge
Girl/Female
Bengali, Indian, Tamil
Melody Music; Sweet Melody
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Depictive
Girl/Female
Greek
Blooming. Mythological goddess of flowers or spring.
Female
Dutch
, pearl.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Greatest
Boy/Male
Sikh
Lamp of peace, Region or island of peace, Lamp of happiness (1)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Anglo-Norman French, Middle English camelin ‘camel’ (Latin camelinus, a derivative of camelus), hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of camel-hair cloth. Compare Camel.
Girl/Female
American, Christian, English, Gujarati, Indian, Kannada, Latin
Lovable; Worthy of Love
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