" Spinifex

Meaning: Dangerous pleasures
Triodia | Central Australia

Tjanpi (Pit.) is a tough, spiky grass dominating much of Australia's interior red sand country, thriving on the poorest, most arid soils the desert has to offer. Tussock-forming, its roots go deep, often as far down as three meters. Certain types are used by Anangu to make a resin adhesive. "

― Holly Ringland , The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart