Lomandra micrantha

(Lomandra micrantha)

galery

Description

Dioecious rhizomatous, perennial herb to 0.7 m high, clumps to 0.2 m wide. Leaves to 80 cm long and 2.5 mm wide, filiform or terete, hard and stiff, smooth, plano-convex or slightly channelled, with brown or black basal sheaths. Male flowers spreading or drooping. Female flowers similar, but the panicle usually narrower and shorter. Flowers green-purple-brown. Flowering between May and December.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family:Asparagaceae
Genus:Lomandra
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