DSC_4239 Beach spinifex (Spinifex sericeus) an important pioneer species which colonises coastal dunes, binding loose sand with its horizontal runners. Spinifex is the main indigenous dune grass through the North Island and the upper part of the South Island. Pakiri Beach *
DSC_4225 Beach spinifex (Spinifex sericeus) an important pioneer species which colonises coastal dunes, binding loose sand with its horizontal runners. Spinifex is the main indigenous dune grass through the North Island and the upper part of the South Island. Pakiri Beach
DSC_4638 Beach spinifex, or kowhangatara (Spinifex sericeus) detail of detatched female seed head, or 'tumbleweed'. An important pioneer species which colonises coastal dunes, binding loose sand with its horizontal runners. Spinifex is the main indigenous dune grass through the North Island and the upper part of the South Island. Pakiri Beach
