Scientific Name: Lomandra hystrix

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  • Pronunciation:
    lo-MAND-rah HIS-tricks
  • Common Name:
    Mat-rush
  • Type:
    Herb , Clumping
  • Family:
    XANTHORRHOEACEAE
  • Flowers:
    white cream
  • Vegetation Type:
    Rainforest,
  • Species List:
    Plants for Coastal Gardens, Community Gardens, Landcare Display Garden, Bush food, Craft, Coolum High, Pomona School Oval, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Old Tewantin, Mill Point, Cranks Creek,Cooloothin Corner, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Dandaloo, Heritage Park,
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Edible leaf stalk bases.

Leaves used for dillies and bandages.

Fruit collected, soaked and eaten.

Identification Notes

Shape of leaf tip. See photograph.||

Associated Fauna

Butterfly attracting. Cooloola sedge frog. Butterfly host plant: Common white spot skipper, Eliena skipper, Laccus skipper, Rare white spot skipper, Symmomus skipper

Landscaping Notes

Noosa Council Preferred Species list . Fire retardant species. Useful rockery plant and water feature. Can be used for erosion control. Likes moisture and some shade. ||Indoor pot plant potential.||Feature foliage||Successfully propagated by Coolum Community Native Nursery.|Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.|Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery Woombye||Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery||Featured in Noosa Landcare Display Garden at Pomona.||Successfully propagated by Barung Landcare||