Lomandra multiflora
Many-flowered Matrush at Illilanga & Baroona
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| Lomandra multiflora | MichaelMulvaney | 3 Sep 2019 | |
| Lomandra longifolia | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Sep 2019 | |
| Unverified | Illilanga | 1 Sep 2019 |
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8 comments
2 Sep 2019
I don’t think it is longifolia, which usually has conspicuous spiky bracts below individual flower clusters, and the inflorescences are too long for bracteata. It might be confertifolia, which is not on the ACT plant census list.
Unfortunately, even when I blow up the few leaf tips that are in these photos, I cannot tell what the leaf tips look look like.
At present I am thinking Lomandra sp.
Unfortunately, even when I blow up the few leaf tips that are in these photos, I cannot tell what the leaf tips look look like.
At present I am thinking Lomandra sp.
2 Sep 2019
Sandra can you please take out one of your photos and take another showing the tip of the leaves, Thanks
2 Sep 2019
I have added another photo. Many of the leaf tips were munched, so hope this helps. Otherwise I can go and find the plant again (hopefully) and get a better photo.
2 Sep 2019
Definitely not longifolia, with rounded rather than the 2-3 toothed tips of longifolia.
My thinking now is to take a dried specimen taken while it is still in flower into the Botanic Gardens for a definite ID.
My thinking now is to take a dried specimen taken while it is still in flower into the Botanic Gardens for a definite ID.
3 Sep 2019
Thanks all. I will go back and find the plant and any others nearby. The sighting was from January, so it is quite possible that the plant has been chewed back in these dry times.
4 Sep 2019
I imagine that the leaves could be at the top of the range of 1.5-5 mm wide for multiflora, though because of the closeups they give the impression of being wider. So all in all I agree with multiflora, possibly a female plant.
4 Sep 2019
We went and had a look yesterday and found we had multiple plants in that area which are a lot easy to see with the lack of grass cover at the moment. When they flower I will post up more photos in a separate sighting or get some samples. I didn't realise there were male and female plants!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.155715-35.778663
- Altitude 795.4m
- Maps Illilanga & Baroona
- Places Michelago, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 12 Jan 2019 11:34 AM Recorded on
- Illilanga Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
Collections
- Illilanga Completed Illilanga Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lomandra multiflora Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants
Species information
- Lomandra multiflora Scientific name
- Many-flowered Matrush Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1027.06m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Lomandra multiflora
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