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Lomandra
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Lomandra

Lomandra (also known as mat rushes, ) is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae. There are 51 species, all of which are native to Australia; two of them also extend into New Guinea and New Caledonia.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Spiny-headed Mat-rush

speciesLomandra longifolia

Many Flowered Matrush

speciesLomandra multiflora

wattle mat-rush

speciesLomandra filiformis

clumped matrush

speciesLomandra confertifolia

green mat-rush

speciesLomandra hystrix

Fish Bones

speciesLomandra obliqua

Broadleaved matrush

speciesLomandra laxa

Irongrass

speciesLomandra leucocephala

Scented Mat-rush

speciesLomandra effusa

Pale Mat-rush

speciesLomandra glauca

dwarf mat-rush

speciesLomandra nana

Small-flowered Matrush

speciesLomandra micrantha

Lomandra nigricans

speciesLomandra nigricans

Desert mat-rush

speciesLomandra juncea

rainforest mat rush

speciesLomandra spicata

Lomandra preissii

speciesLomandra preissii

Pale Mat-rush

speciesLomandra collina

Pointed Mat-rush

speciesLomandra densiflora

sword mat-rush

speciesLomandra sororia

Lomandra insularis

speciesLomandra insularis

Lomandra fibrata

speciesLomandra fibrata

slender matrush

speciesLomandra gracilis

Lomandra caespitosa

speciesLomandra caespitosa

Lomandra cylindrica

speciesLomandra cylindrica

Lomandra pauciflora

speciesLomandra pauciflora

Lomandra purpurea

speciesLomandra purpurea

Lomandra banksii

speciesLomandra banksii

Lomandra elongata

speciesLomandra elongata

Lomandra hastilis

speciesLomandra hastilis

silky mat rush

speciesLomandra sericea

Lomandra integra

speciesLomandra integra

Lomandra crassa

speciesLomandra crassa

Lomandra brevis

speciesLomandra brevis

Lomandra decomposita

speciesLomandra decomposita

small matrush

speciesLomandra bracteata

Lomandra suaveolens

speciesLomandra suaveolens

Lomandra fluviatilis

speciesLomandra fluviatilis

Lomandra ordii

speciesLomandra ordii

Lomandra beaniana

speciesLomandra beaniana

Lomandra ramosissima

speciesLomandra ramosissima

Lomandra rigida

speciesLomandra rigida

Lomandra patens

speciesLomandra patens

Lomandra briggsiana

speciesLomandra briggsiana

Lomandra montana

speciesLomandra montana

Lomandra drummondii

speciesLomandra drummondii

Lomandra sonderi

speciesLomandra sonderi

Lomandra hermaphrodita

speciesLomandra hermaphrodita

Lomandra tropica

speciesLomandra tropica

Lomandra mucronata

speciesLomandra mucronata

Lomandra oreophila

speciesLomandra oreophila

Lomandra rupestris

speciesLomandra rupestris

Lomandra spartea

speciesLomandra spartea

Lomandra maritima

speciesLomandra maritima

Lomandra odora

speciesLomandra odora

Lomandra phillipsiorum

speciesLomandra phillipsiorum

Lomandra altior

speciesLomandra altior

Lomandra brittanii

speciesLomandra brittanii

Lomandra acicularis

speciesLomandra acicularis

Lomandra breviscapa

speciesLomandra breviscapa

Lomandra marginata

speciesLomandra marginata

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 83376.