Wattle Matrush at Weetangera, ACT
Identification history
| Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea | 1 Dec 2022 | mcosgrove | ||
| Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea | 1 Dec 2022 | mainsprite | ||
| Lomandra multiflora | 1 Dec 2022 | sangio7 |
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Only single point tips
5 comments
sangio7
wrote:
1 Dec 2022
I was tossing up between them but opted for multiflora because of the comment in Barrett, Cosgrove and Milner that multiflora has "purplish sheathing at the base". Not sure how significant that is though.
mainsprite
wrote:
1 Dec 2022
The flowers on L. multiflora are quite different - have a look at some of the pictures here Lomandra multiflora
sangio7
wrote:
1 Dec 2022
I agree - I've identified them before. I looked at lots of photos of both species and decided my flowers didn't quite look like either. But I'm happy to agree with your ID. I wish all the L. filiformis would have 3 pointed leaf tips like they're supposed to :-) Still trying to get my head around the differences in flower appearance and flower head stem structure between them.
mcosgrove
wrote:
1 Dec 2022
Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea tend to grow in colonies too, which one of the photos shows nicely.
sangio7
wrote:
1 Dec 2022
Thanks, that's a good tip - I've seen quite a lot of multiflora now but never in a big group.
So many things to learn (and remember). The ID pointers in the local field guides are a great help, but not always the whole answer.
So many things to learn (and remember). The ID pointers in the local field guides are a great help, but not always the whole answer.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.052022-35.258459
- Altitude 670.0m
- Maps The Pinnacle
- Places Weetangera, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 30 Nov 2022 07:17 AM Recorded on
- sangio7 Recorded by
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Collections
sangio7 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea Rushes, Sedges & Mat Rushes Plants
Additional information
- 10cm to 30cm Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Lomandra filiformis subsp. coriacea Scientific name
- Wattle Matrush Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1001m Recorded at altitude
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