Plants of the Castlemaine District
Many-flowered Mat-rush - native (Lomandra multiflora)
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Family: Asparagaceae (Asparagus family).
Occurrence: Common and widespread.
Recognise
- leaves are green and 20cm or more long and often eroded at the tip
- the yellow-brown flowers are in rings (whorled, like the spokes of a wheel) around the stem.
When not in flower it can be distinguished from Wattle Mat-rush by the much longer and greener leaves.
Many-flowered Mat-rush. 1: Weewak Track. 2: Smiths Reef.
3, 4: Flowers and fruit. Kalimna.