Wattle Mat Rush Lomandra Filiformis

Qld nsw act vic sa nt wa.

Wattle mat rush lomandra filiformis.

Noted mainly in the drier areas west of the hume highway. Perennial tussock sparse or occasionally in short dense mats to 20 cm diam. Lomandra filiformis thunb britten. Under the act an action statement is produced for each listed.

It grows in dry sclerophyll forest and grassy woodland usually on well drained rocky or sandy soils. Stiff bluish green to green leaves with inrolled edges up to 25 cm long and 1 5 cm wide with a pointed tip. The flora and fauna guarantee act 1988 ffg act lists threatened species in victoria. 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.

Cream to bright yellow flower spikes held near base of tuft. The conservation status of species is listed within victoria and australia. Lomandra filiformis thunb britten apni synonyms. Compact tuft or dense mat.

Leaf sheath margins eventually lacerated whitish occasionally intact purplish brown. 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. This specie has been identified in the following australian states.