porcupine grass

noun

1. another name for spinifex

Example Sentences

Pale purple coneflowers, porcupine grass, prairie turnip and other native plants, along with pollinating insects and creatures in the soil, survive in places like this.

From Washington Times

A plant which covers large areas in the arid regions is the spinifex or porcupine grass, a hard, coarse, and excessively spiny plant, which renders travelling difficult, wounds the feet of horses, and is utterly uneatable by any animal.

From Project Gutenberg

No other living thing was seen hour after hour, save a solitary eagle high in the air, a few lizards darting about the clumps of porcupine grass, and ants and flies.

From Project Gutenberg

As they frequent the dense porcupine grass, in which they hide during the day, a good dog is necessary to find them.

From Project Gutenberg

Sweet vernal grass, tall oat grass, holy grass, redtop, animated or wild oats, blue-joint, and porcupine grass are among them.

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