| Lomandra longifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lomandroideae |
| Genus: | Lomandra |
| Species: | L. longifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Lomandra longifolia Labill.[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Xerotes longifolia (Labill.) R.Br. | |
Lomandra longifolia, commonly known as spiny-head mat-rush,[2] spiky-headed mat-rush[3] or basket grass, is a perennial, rhizomatous herb found throughout eastern Australia. The leaves are 40 cm to 80 cm long, and generally have a leaf of about 8 mm to 12 mm wide.[4] It grows in a variety of soil types and is frost, heat and drought tolerant.[5] Labillardiere described Lomandra longifolia from a specimen collected in Tasmania.[6]
- ^ a b "Lomandra longifolia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-05-24
- ^ Society for Growing Australian Plants Maroondah Inc Flora of Melbourne 1991 Edition page 281
- ^ "Video: Hungry? Try some bush tucker". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ Alan Fairley and Philip Moore Native plants of the Sydney district, page 368. Kangaroo Press, 1989.
- ^ W.Rodger Elliot and David L. Jones Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants, Volume 6, page 224. A Lothian Book, 1993.
- ^ "Lomandra longifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.