Family: Lomandraceae
Plant: A widespread tussock forming tufted herb up to 1m high.
Flowers: Pale yellow or cream, 6-petalled, tiny, sessile and borne in cylindrical clusters up to 2cm long on spiny much-branched stalks.
Flowering: August-December.
Fruit: Capsule.
Leaves: Tough, strap-like sharp-edged leaves up to 1m long and 5-8mm wide with 2- or 3-toothed tip. The leaves are erect, tufted and basal. The leaf bases are entire and brown to red-brown. The leaves often have loose fibres along their margins.
Habitat: Common in dry sclerophyll forest and heathland – often along creek banks.
Features: Large strap-like basal leaves toothed at tip. Sharp edges to the leaves. Leaves toothed at their tips. Yellow flowers in clusters on spiny much-branched stalks.
Name:
Lomandra From the Greek loma = edge and andros = male (referring to the bordered anthers on some species)
longifolia From the Latin = long-leaved
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Type |
Herb |
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Flowers |
Form |
Irregular, Cluster |
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Colour(s) |
Cream, Yellow |
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Petal/Sepal No. |
6 |
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Flowering Month |
8, 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, Strap-like |
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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 |
Sharp-tip |
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Bark |
- |
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Habitat |
Dry sclerophyll forest, Heathland |
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