| Lomandra hystrix | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lomandroideae |
| Genus: | Lomandra |
| Species: | L. hystrix |
| Binomial name | |
| Lomandra hystrix Labill.[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Xerotes hystrix (Labill.) R.Br. | |
Lomandra hystrix, commonly known as green mat-rush,[2] or creek mat-rush,[3] is a perennial, rhizomatous herb found throughout eastern Australia.
History
Lilian Ross Fraser and Joyce Winifred Vickery first described Lomandra hystrix, which they published in Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 62: 286 1937.[4]
Description
The leaves are 80 cm to 100 cm long, and about 10 mm to 20 mm wide.[3] It grows beside watercourses in upland and mountain rainforest.[3]
The plant is often used for revegetation and erosion control.[2] The starchy, fleshy bases of the leaves are edible, tasting of raw peas. Even when the roots are exposed it will cling tenaciously in poor soils.[2]
This species is closely related to L. longifolia; the inner bract and flowers are similar, but it differs in leaf apex, lack of conspicuous marginal sclerenchyma bands on leaves, and in inflorescence branching.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Lomandra hystrix", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2015-01-24
- 1 2 3 "Lomandra hystrix (LOMANDRACEAE) Green matrush". Retrieved 2015-01-27.
- 1 2 3 F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Lomandra hystrix". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ↑ "Lomatia arborescens L.R.Fraser & Vickery". ipni.org. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ↑ "Lomandra hystrix (R.Br.) L.R.Fraser & Vickery". Plantnet. Retrieved 2015-01-27.