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Lomandra banksii
Lomandra banksii, commonly known in Australia as clumping mat-rush, cocky's bootlace or iron grass, is a species of plant in the asparagus family Asparagaceae. It is native to New Guinea, New Caledonia and the state of Queensland, Australia.
In Queensland it occurs on the northeast coast from near Cardwell to the top of Cape York Peninsula. It is also found in southern New Guinea and New Caledonia. It grows in vine thickets, open forests and on the edges of rainforest. In Queensland it can be found up to about 50 m (160 ft) above sea level.
Small Matrush · Lomandra brevis · Pale Mat Rush · Clumped Matrush · Lomandra cylindrica · Lomandra drummondii · Scented Mat Rush · Lomandra elongata · Wattle Mat Rush · Lomandra fluviatilis · Pale Mat Rush · Slender Matrush
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lomandra banksii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
