A spinifex-covered foredune acts as a buffer zone during storm periods, then as a sand catching/dune building area during calmer conditions. Spinifex seed heads begin appearing in late October, and the mature "spindle" seed head may be seen been blowing along the beach from mid-December onwards.
ERIC HAMILTON
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Forest and Bird, Issue 279, 1 February 1996, Page 36
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48A spinifex-covered foredune acts as a buffer zone during storm periods, then as a sand catching/dune building area during calmer conditions. Spinifex seed heads begin appearing in late October, and the mature "spindle" seed head may be seen been blowing along the beach from mid-December onwards. ERIC HAMILTON Forest and Bird, Issue 279, 1 February 1996, Page 36
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