Spiny-headed Mat-rush

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Lomandra longifolia


Large perennial herb that forms tussocks to 1 m. Bright green strap-like leaves. Spikey straw-coloured fliowers on yellowish flattened stems.


Details
Flora Type
Sedges, rushes
Former Scientific Name
Lomandra longifolia var. longifolia
Other Common Names
Sagg (Tas)
Distinctive Features

Strap-like leaves with distinctive ragged notched tip, often dry and brownish. Lightly scented flowers.

Biology

Perennial. Well-drained sois in grasslands, woodlands and grassy forests.

Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Mar

Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Asparagales
Family
Asparagaceae
Genus
Lomandra
Species
longifolia

The long, flat leaves were used by Aboriginal people for weaving baskets and mats. Habitat refuge for small mammals and reptiles.


Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Similar to L. longtifolia var. exilis which is smaller, finer and more grass-like, occurring in drier situations than L. longifolia.

Native Status
Native