Lomandra mucronata (R.Br.) A.T.Lee

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Lomandra

Characteristics

Plant with extending leafy stems forming dense mats up to 30 cm diam. Leaves concavo-convex to semiterete, not or scarcely twisted or recurved, usually 2.5-3.5 cm long, 1-2 mm wide, glaucous; apex acuminate, almost pungent; sheath margins abruptly narrowed at top, intact, white to golden brown, developing a reddish line along junction with leaf base. Male inflorescence subsessile, ±equalling leaves, or rarely scape exposed above leaf bases for c. 5 mm; rachis branched or unbranched, 1-2.5 cm long, usually shorter than leaves. Female inflorescence 5-7 mm diam.; scape not exposed. Bracts and flowers as in Lomandra obliqua .
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Grows mostly in sandy or lateritic soils in low or tall shrubland or mallee.
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Distribution

Lomandra mucronata world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:871247-1
WFO ID wfo-0000680174
COL ID 3VW5X
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Synonyms

Xerotes mucronata Acanthocarpus mucronatus Lomandra mucronata