Hard Spinifex

About

The dominant hummock grass of the Hamersley Range, hard spinifex forms the spiky circular clumps that blanket Karijini's gorge country and much of the arid Pilbara, and is a keystone habitat plant for Pilbara wildlife.

How to spot it

Dense, circular hummocks of awl-shaped, sharply pointed leaves around 30-40cm long, high in silica — avoid brushing bare skin against the tips. Forms the dominant groundcover across Karijini's plateau country and gorge rims.

Found in

• Karijini National Park