Lomandra micrantha

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| genus = Lomandra

| species = micrantha

| authority = (Endl.) Ewart{{GBIF |title=Lomandra micrantha (Endl.) Ewart |id=2770949 |access-date=4 July 2025}}

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Lomandra micrantha commonly known as small-flower mat-rush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae.{{inaturalist taxon |511222 |Lomandra micrantha |access-date=4 July 2025}}{{Cite web |last=Australia |first=Atlas of Living |title=Species: Lomandra micrantha (Small-Flower Mat-Rush) |url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2910980 |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=bie.ala.org.au |language=en-AU}}{{Cite taxon |POWO |title=Lomandra micrantha (Endl.) Ewart |id=537952-1 |access-date=4 July 2025}}

Description

Lomandra micrantha is a tufted perennial herb and grows up to 70 cm (27.6 in) in height;{{Cite web |title=PlantNET - FloraOnline |url=https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Lomandra~micrantha |access-date=2025-07-04 |website=plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au}} its leaves are 20–50 cm long and 0.8–2.5 mm wide.{{cn|date=July 2025}}

It flowers from March to November. It is dioecious with green or yellow-orange flowers.

Taxonomy

Lomandra micrantha contains the following subspecies:

Lomandra micrantha teretifolia
Lomandra micrantha micrantha
Lomandra micrantha tuberculata

References

micrantha

Category:Plants described in 1846