Lomandra obliqua

Lomandra obliqua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Laxmanniaceae
Genus: Lomandra
Species: L. obliqua
Binomial name
Lomandra obliqua
(Thunb.) J.F.Macbr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Dracaena obliqua Thunb.
  • Lomandra flexifolia (R.Br.) Ewart
  • Xerotes flexifolia R.Br. nom. illeg.
  • Xerotes obliqua (Thunb.) Domin

Lomandra obliqua, known as fish bones and twisted mat-rush,[2] is a small wiry ground covering plant found in eastern Australia. A widespread plant seen on the coast and tablelands. The foliage superficially resembles a fern, but creamy/yellow flowers form on clusters in spring. Leaves are two ranked, somewhat glaucous and twisted.

The habitat is heathland on sandstone soils, open forest or eucalyptus woodland. The specific epithet obliqua refers to the asymmetrical leaves.[3]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lomandra obliqua.
  1. ↑ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 19 April 2016
  2. ↑ Friends of Lane Cove National Park Inc, retrieved 19 April 2016
  3. ↑ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 978-0-7318-1211-0 page 277
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.