Poaceae
Littoral spinegrass
Spinifex littoreus
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Spinifex
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Common names
By language (7)
- Chinese
- 滨刺草, 濱刺草, 老鼠艻, 腊刺, 菠菜子, 鬣刺
- English
- Littoral spinegrass, Ravan's moustache
- Indonesian
- Rumput angin, Rumput lari-larian
- Japanese
- ツキイゲ
- mad
- Angèn
- Tamil
- இராவணன் மீசை, ராவணன் மீசை
- Thai
- หญ้าลอยลม
Synonyms
- Spinifex dioicus Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn
- Spinifex elegans Buse
- Spinifex squarrosus L.
- Stipa littorea Burm.f.
- Stipa spinifex L.
Flowers
- In flower
- February, June (from 34 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jacy Chen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Aravinth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Keisotyo assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Mr. Bron Guide, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: 葉子, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Richard dean3, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Meng-Chi Hung, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: P Jeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Andycapé, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.