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Lomandra spicata
Also called Rainforest Mat Rush
Jungle Mat Rush is a clumping perennial grass-like plant from eastern Australian rainforest edges, grown for its tufted, strappy foliage. It is easy to grow in shade and moist, well-drained soil.
Lomandra spicata is a rainforest flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is found in eastern Australia.
Tropical matrush · 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
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lomandra spicata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
