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Scientific Name : Lomandra longifolia
Common Name : Spiny-headed mat-rush
Height : 1000 mm
Description : A common sedge-like plant, forming dense tussocks of stiff, long, flat, near parallel-sided leaves, up to 10 mm wide, making them very suitable for weaving mats. The plants are Dioecious. Flowers are in a dense spike-like Inflorescence, to 500 mm, containing dense clusters of tiny flowers along the stem, each cluster having a sharp slender, straw-coloured Bract at its base. Individual flowers are about 4 mm long, the Sepals are shiny brown, thin and papery, while the Petals are fleshy and creamy-yellow.
Habitat : Common in heathlands and forests.
Distribution : Queensland, N.S.W., Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. Common in the Southern half of Victoria. In the Park, common in forest in the Fosters Gully section, and occasional on hillsides above Billys Creek.
Flowering Season : October November December
Family : Xanthorrhoeaceae
 
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Spiny-headed mat-rush male flower spike on Stringybark Ridge
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Spiny-headed mat-rush female flower spike on Stringybark Ridge.
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Spiny-headed mat-rush flowering plant.