Family: Lomandraceae
Plant: A tufted herb up to 60cm high.
Flowers: Yellow, 6-petalled, tiny and in whorled clusters. The male inflorescence is 10-15cm long with several stalked clusters along an erect spike. The female inflorescence is a shorter spike than male inflorescence and the female flowers are not stalked.
Flowering: September-January.
Fruit: Capsule.
Leaves: Long, thin strap-like leaves 30-60cm long and 2-3mm wide with tip tapering to a point. The tufted and erect, basal leaves are sometimes concave. The leaf bases are purple-brown with fine white or fawn shreds..
Habitat: Common in dry sclerophyll forest and heathland.
Features: Long, thin strap-like basal leaves with rounded tips and purple leaf bases. Branched inflorescence.
Name:
Lomandra From the Greek loma = edge and andros = male (referring to the bordered anthers on some species)
multiflora From the Latin = many-flowered
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Type |
Herb |
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Flowers |
Form |
Irregular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Yellow |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
Many |
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Flowering Month |
1, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
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Fruit |
Type |
Capsule |
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Colour |
Brown |
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Other Features |
- |
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Leaves |
Arrangement |
Basal, Tufted |
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Type |
Simple |
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Shape |
Linear |
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Length |
Very long |
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Margins |
Entire |
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Attachment |
Unstalked |
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Other Features |
Tapered-tip |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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