Scientific Name: Lomandra laxa

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  • Pronunciation:
    lo-MAND-rah LAK-suh
  • Common Name:
    Broad-leaved Mat Rush
  • Type:
    Clumping perennial
  • Family:
    LAXMANNIACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Yellow flowers on flower spikes as long as leaves
  • Vegetation Type:
    Eucalypt Forest - well drained
  • Species List:
    Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, Fraser Island, TAFE, NNP Tanglewood, NNP Palm Grove, BHNR
Identification Notes

Plant forms sparse tussocks. Leaves flat to 40cm long, 4mm wide with round tip.

Associated Fauna

Butterfly host plant: Common white spot skipper, Eliena skipper, Laccus skipper, Rare white spot skipper, Symmomus skipper