Plants of South Eastern New South Wales

Lomandra brevis

Common name

Tufted Mat-rush

Family

Asparagaceae

Where found

Dry forest. Coast, ranges, and tablelands, north of Nowra.

Notes

Perennial herb forming tussocks to 20 cm diameter. Leaves basal, 5–30 cm long, 0.5–1 mm wide, hairless, concavo-convex in cross section, margins rolled upwards, bases purplish above the whitish, lacerated leaf sheath margins. Male and female flowers on different plants. Flowers with 6 yellow 'petals'. Male flowers globular, about 2 mm long; outer 'petals' broad-elliptic to more or less round, shorter and more membranous than the thick inner 'petals'. Female flowers more tubular, about 3 mm long. Inflorescence with the flowers well-spaced. Male inflorescence about 10–15 cm long, unbranched or with a few short branches. Female inflorescence about 5 cm long, unbranched. Flowering: spring and autumn.

Family Lomandraceae in PlantNET.

PlantNET description with line drawings and photo of dried specimen:  http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Lomandra~brevis (accessed 13 April 2021)