Lomandra obliqua | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asparagaceae |
Subfamily: | Lomandroideae |
Genus: | Lomandra |
Species: | L. obliqua
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Binomial name | |
Lomandra obliqua | |
Occurrence data from AVH | |
Synonyms [3] | |
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Lomandra obliqua, known as fish bones and twisted mat-rush, [4] is a small wiry ground-covering flowering plant found in eastern Australia (in Queensland and New South Wales). [5] It is 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.
L. obliqua was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1808 as Dracaena obliqua. [1] [6] It was redescribed by James Francis Macbride in 1918 as Lomandra obliqua. [1] [2] The specific epithet obliqua refers to the asymmetrical leaves. [7]