Species include: •
Spinifex × alterniflorus Nees –
Western Australia •
Spinifex hirsutus Labill. – all 6 states of
Australia •
Spinifex littoreus (Burm.f.) Merr. –
Ashmore Reef in
Western Australia;
New Guinea,
Indonesia,
Malaysia,
Philippines,
Indochina,
Indian subcontinent,
China (
Fujian,
Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Hainan),
Taiwan,
Japan including
Ryukyu Islands •
Spinifex longifolius R.Br. –
Thailand,
Indonesia,
New Guinea,
Queensland,
Northern Territory,
Western Australia,
South Australia •
Spinifex sericeus R.Br. – all 6 states of
Australia plus
Norfolk Island,
New Zealand,
New Caledonia,
Tonga Formerly included Species formerly included: •
Spinifex paradoxus (now
Zygochloa paradoxa) ==References==