Triodia pungens

Triodia pungens, commonly known as soft spinifex, is a species of grass native to northwestern Australia.^[1] The plant is currently being researched due to its resinous properties as a Termite timber coating.^[2] Other research and applications are as a latex enhancer and bitumen adhesive.^[3]

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

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,^[4] Triodia pungens still bears its original binomial name.