Wattle Mat Rush Lomandra Filiformis

Cream to bright yellow flower spikes held near base of tuft.
Wattle mat rush lomandra filiformis. Lomandra filiformis thunb britten. Wattle mat rush wattle mat lily. Clusters of roundish capsules fruit develop along. The conservation status of species is listed within victoria and australia.
Noted mainly in the drier areas west of the hume highway. The flora and fauna guarantee act 1988 ffg act lists threatened species in victoria. This specie has been identified in the following australian states. Under the act an action statement is produced for each listed.
Lomandra filiformis thunb britten apni synonyms. It grows in dry sclerophyll forest and grassy woodland usually on well drained rocky or sandy soils. Stiff bluish green to green leaves with inrolled edges up to 25 cm long and 1 5 cm wide with a pointed tip. Compact tuft or dense mat.
Leaf sheath margins eventually lacerated whitish occasionally intact purplish brown. Lomandra filiformis whose common name is wattle mat rush is native to australia according to the australian plant index this species belongs to the asparagaceae family but can also be found listed in the lomandraceae and xanthorrhoeaceae families. The department of environment and primary industry depi advisory list consists of non statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within victoria.