Accession Data

Lomandra longifolia

Common Name: Spiny Headed Mat-Rush

Family: Asparagaceae

Country of Origin: E. & SE. Australia

Description: A tufted, perennial grass-like plant forming rounded tussocks to 1m tall. Leaves are blue-green to yellow-green, narrow, up to 1m long and less than 1 cm wide, and are prominently toothed at apex.
Small cream to brown flowers are borne in a gongested, much-branched inflorescence, which is carried on a flattened, tough stem to 80cm tall. The inflorescence contains numerous, prominent bracts to 3cm long. The hard, ovoid fruit, about 0.5cm long, is brown and shiny.

Uses: The long smooth leaves were used to make baskets and mats. By beating and soaking the leaves, fibre was separated to make string for net-bags. The flowers provided nectar.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 8-11

Accession #: 200000016

Accession Date: 2000-02-21 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2311

Quantity: 2

Source: David Spence - Seed, Qld, AUS

Culture: common in sandy soils, often near watercourses. Found in a wide range of areas from tropical to cool. Frost tolerant to around -7C.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Asparagaceae

SubFamily: Lomandroideae

Tribe: Lomandreae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. The Aboriginal Trail at ANBG.
  2. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.
  3. WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, 05 December, 2019.

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