Flora
Ukiri - grasses
Spinifex
Some species of grasses have seeds which can be eaten. Anangu women rub the seed heads from their stalks and then separate the seeds from the chaff by skilful winnowing. Using grinding stones, they then grind the seeds to flower for damper.
- Tjanpi (hard spinifex - Triodia basedowii)
These prickly hummocks have enormous root systems that prevent desert sands shifting. The hummock roots spread underground beyond the prickly clump and deeply into the soil, forming an immense cone. - kiti (gummy spinifex - Triodia pungens)
Anangu gather the resin of this spinifex to make kiti (gum). They thresh the spinifex until the resin particles fall free. These particles are heated until they fuse together to form a moldable black tar which Anangu work while warm. The gum is used for hunting and working implements, and to mend breaks in stone and wooden implements. - Wangunu (naked woolybutt - Eragrostis eriopoda)
An important food source for Anangu. - Kunakanti (armgrass millet - Paractaenum [Plagiosetum] refractum)
The seeds are also used for food. - Kaltu - kaltu (native millet - Panicum decompositum)
Another food source for Anangu.
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