Lomandra
Mat Rush
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Plant information
Plant information
Common name: Mat Rush
Conservation status: ...
Etymology:
Flowers:
Fruit:
Leaves:
Long narrow blade-like leaves that arise from a central stemless base
Stem & branches:
They have thick woody rhizomes
Roots:
They have fibrous roots
Habit:
Tufted dioecious perennial herbs
Habitat:
Distribution:
All are native to Australia; two of them also extend into New Guinea and New Caledonia
Species:
World: 51
Australia: 51
Additional notes:
Taxonomy
Lomandra is in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae
Now in the Asparagaceae, this genus was formerly assigned to the family Dasypogonaceae, Xanthorrhoeaceae, or Liliaceae.
Species
According to the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, there are 51 species recognised as of August 2011:
Lomandra banksii (R.Br.) Ewart
Lomandra bracteata A.T.Lee
Lomandra brevis A.T.Lee
Lomandra brittanii T.S.Choo
Lomandra caespitosa (Benth.) Ewart
Lomandra collina (R.Br.) Ewart
Lomandra confertifolia (F.M.Bailey) Fahn
Lomandra cylindrica A.T.Lee
Lomandra densiflora J.M.Black
Lomandra drummondii (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Ewart
Lomandra effusa (Lindl.) Ewart
Lomandra elongata (Benth.) Ewart
Lomandra fibrata J.M.Black
Lomandra filiformis (Thunb.) Britten in J.Banks
Lomandra fluviatilis (R.Br.) A.T.Lee
Lomandra glauca (R.Br.) Ewart
Lomandra gracilis (R.Br.) A.T.Lee
Lomandra hastilis (R.Br.) Ewart
Lomandra hermaphrodita (C.R.P.Andrews) C.A.Gardner
Lomandra hystrix (R.Br.) L.R.Fraser & Vickery
Lomandra insularis Schltr.
Lomandra integra T.D.Macfarl.
Lomandra juncea (F.Muell.) Ewart
Lomandra laxa (R.Br.) A.T.Lee
Lomandra leucocephala (R.Br.) Ewart
Lomandra longifolia Labill.
Lomandra maritima T.S.Choo
Lomandra micrantha (Endl.) Ewart
Lomandra montana (R.Br.) L.R.Fraser & Vickery
Lomandra mucronata (R.Br.) A.T.Lee
Lomandra multiflora (R.Br.) Britten in J.Banks
Lomandra nana (A.T.Lee) A.T.Lee
Lomandra nigricans T.D.Macfarl.
Lomandra nutans T.D.Macfarl.
Lomandra obliqua (Thunb.) J.F.Macbr.
Lomandra odora (Endl.) Ewart
Lomandra ordii (F.Muell.) Ewart
Lomandra patens A.T.Lee
Lomandra pauciflora (R.Br.) Ewart
Lomandra preissii (Endl.) Ewart
Lomandra purpurea (Endl.) Ewart
Lomandra rigida Labill.
Lomandra rupestris (Endl.) Ewart
Lomandra sericea (Endl.) Ewart
Lomandra sonderi (F.Muell.) Ewart
Lomandra sororia (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Ewart
Lomandra spartea (Endl.) Ewart
Lomandra spicata A.T.Lee
Lomandra suaveolens (Endl.) Ewart
Lomandra teres T.D.Macfarl.
Lomandra tropica A.T.Lee
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