Wattle Mat Rush Lomandra Filiformis

Qld nsw act vic sa nt wa.

Wattle mat rush lomandra filiformis.

Cream to bright yellow flower spikes held near base of tuft. Clusters of roundish capsules fruit develop along. It grows in dry sclerophyll forest and grassy woodland usually on well drained rocky or sandy soils. Noted mainly in the drier areas west of the hume highway.

This specie has been identified in the following australian states. Lomandra filiformis thunb britten. Under the act an action statement is produced for each listed. Wattle mat rush wattle mat lily.

The flora and fauna guarantee act 1988 ffg act lists threatened species in victoria. Compact tuft or dense mat. Lomandra filiformis whose common name is wattle mat rush is native to australia according to the australian plant index this species belongs to the asparagaceae family but can also be found listed in the lomandraceae and xanthorrhoeaceae families. Stiff bluish green to green leaves with inrolled edges up to 25 cm long and 1 5 cm wide with a pointed tip.

The department of environment and primary industry depi advisory list consists of non statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within victoria. Lomandra filiformis commonly known as wattle mat rush is a tussock forming perennial herb that is native to australia it is sparsely tufted with strap like leaves and yellow flowers. Leaf sheath margins eventually lacerated whitish occasionally intact purplish brown.