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Sighting 4666551

Lomandra laxa

1 Mat-Rush at Kungala, NSW

Lomandra laxa at Kungala, NSW - 1 May 2025 01:07 PM
Lomandra laxa at Kungala, NSW - 1 May 2025 01:07 PM
Lomandra laxa at Kungala, NSW - 1 May 2025 01:07 PM
Lomandra laxa at Kungala, NSW - 1 May 2025 01:07 PM
Lomandra laxa at Kungala, NSW - 1 May 2025 01:07 PM
Lomandra laxa at Kungala, NSW - 1 May 2025 01:07 PM
Lomandra laxa at Kungala, NSW - 1 May 2025 01:07 PM
Lomandra laxa at Kungala, NSW - 1 May 2025 01:07 PM
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Identification history

Lomandra laxa 21 May 2025 JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
Lomandra laxa 21 May 2025 JasonPStewartNMsnc2016
Lomandra micrantha subsp. tuberculata 6 May 2025 Csteele4
Lomandra micrantha subsp. tuberculata 1 May 2025 donnanchris

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3 comments

JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:
   21 May 2025
Ref's (in brief, without full citation(s)):

• Flora of NSW online PlantNet:
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=gn&name=Lomandra
→ https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Lomandra~laxa
.
JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:
   21 May 2025
Great to see four excellent photographs here – of this species _Lomandra_laxa_ ;
including, shown here most of the botanical key features.

Example Flora of NSW online PlantNet botanical key differences between _Lomandra_micrantha_ and
_Lomandra_laxa_, _Lomandra_filiformis_, _Lomandra_cylindrica_, _Lomandra_brevis_, _Lomandra_bracteata_ and _Lomandra_gracilis_ :
" ...
15. All tepals similar in size and shape, the flower widely open at maturity _Lomandra_micrantha_
Outer and inner tepals dissimilar (outer tepals shorter than inner tepals), the flower remaining half open – half closed, many facing downwards, bell-shaped ... ... ...
... " .

Hence, shown in these fine photographs here:
the inner and outer tepals dissimilar, including the outer tepals shorter and different in form and colour from the longer inner tepals
and each flower not opening widely at flower maturity (anthesis), rather each flower shown here remains bell–shaped .

Great work !
Appears that in NatureMapr, this provides its first sighting for this species .
Please double check my identification here .
JasonPStewartNMsnc2016 wrote:
   22 May 2025
PS. If this individual has decumbent growth (beyong a compact single tussock),
ideally the addition of a photograph showing this would assist all of us to recognise this species.

https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&glossary=yes&term=decumbent&ill=Fig.+1+J
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  • 10cm to 30cm Plant height

Species information

  • Lomandra laxa Scientific name
  • Mat-Rush Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • 62.48m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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