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Sighting 4655319

Lomandra longifolia

Spiny-headed Mat-rush, Honey Reed at Copmanhurst, NSW

Lomandra longifolia at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
Lomandra longifolia at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
Lomandra longifolia at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
Lomandra longifolia at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
Lomandra longifolia at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
Lomandra longifolia at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
Lomandra longifolia at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
Lomandra longifolia at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
Lomandra longifolia at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
Lomandra longifolia at Copmanhurst, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Lomandra longifolia 22 May 2025 JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
Lomandra (genus) 5 Apr 2025 Csteele4
Unverified 23 Mar 2025 MazzV

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A tough strappy leafed grass growing in an open position on poor sandy soil.

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JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:
   22 May 2025
Looking into these photographs at full resolution,
an old weathered, pale coloured, fruiting culm (infructescence) remains in amongst these leaves,
which shows the diagnostic features of this species : _Lomandra_longifolia_ .
MazzV wrote:
   3 Jun 2025
Just catching up with my moderation emails, @JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 and want to thank you for this extra clue for verifying ID, cheers, MazzV
JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:
   3 Jun 2025
@MazzV You're welcome.
I ask you for permission to download here your third photograph,
crop this photograph to the old weathered, pale coloured, fruiting culm (infructescence) remaining in amongst these leaves;
then upload it into your sighting here as the fifth photograph;
please ?
Every one and every thing (AI) will see it clearly then ! :)
MazzV wrote:
   3 Jun 2025
That would be most appreciated, @JasonPStewartNMsnc2016, go for it! All helps us get better informed!
Cheers, MazzV
JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:
   3 Jun 2025
Done!

Makes it easier to see the old inflorescence.
With one of the _Lomandra longifolia_ botanical diagnostic feature's of
the side branches of the inflorescence, only on the sides of its flat culm (stalk),
–clearest to see, approximately in the middle of this fifth photograph.

Related _Lomandra hystrix_ , usually growing in river sides, for example, has
the side branches of the inflorescence, spiralling all the way around the culm (stalk), with no flat 'stalk' gap in the branches as shown here in this _Lomandra longifolia_ sighting .

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