Small-flowered Mat-rush

Small flowered Mat-rush
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©Small-flower Mat-rush - Jean and Fred Hort

Lomandra micrantha subsp. micrantha


Small dense tussock to 50 cm. Bluish green grass-like leaves are gently twirled and twisted, reddish-brown at base.


Details
Flora Type
Sedges, rushes
Distinctive Features

Small yellowish green to dark red flowers on short flowerstem hidden near the base of the leaves.

Biology

Well-drained sandy-loam or basalt soils.

Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Apr-Jun

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

Interesting Facts
Native Status
Native