Lomandra obliqua

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

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|genus = Lomandra

|species = obliqua

|authority = (Thunb.) J.F.Macbr.

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• Dracaena obliqua Thunb.
• Lomandra flexifolia (R.Br.) Ewart
• Xerotes flexifolia R.Br. nom. illeg.
• Xerotes obliqua (Thunb.) Domin

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|synonyms_ref = {{citation

|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-280093

|title=The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species

|access-date=19 April 2016}}

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|range_map_caption = Occurrence data from AVH

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Lomandra obliqua, known as fish bones and twisted mat-rush,{{citation |url=http://www.friendsoflanecovenationalpark.org.au/Flowering/Flowers/Lomandra_obliqua.htm |title=Friends of Lane Cove National Park Inc |access-date=19 April 2016}} is a small wiry ground-covering flowering plant found in eastern Australia (in Queensland and New South Wales).{{Cite web|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:537954-1|title=Lomandra obliqua (Thunb.) J.F.Macbr. |website=Plants of the World Online|access-date=2019-09-17}} 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.