- Pronunciation: lo-MAND-rah lon-gah-FOAL-ee-ah
- Common Name: Mat-rush
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Derivation:
Lomandra:
longifolia: - Type: Herb, Clumping
- Family: XANTHORRHOEACEAE
- Flowers: cream
- Vegetation Type: Seacoast
- Species List: Bush food, Craft, Biosphere Day Noosa Woods, Weyba Nature Refuge, Eumarella Rd., Mooloolaba TAFE, Boreen Point Caravan Park, Wooroi Day Use Area Tracks, NNP service road, Cooroibah 26.4.09, Wooroi Palm Grove, Cooloothin Corner, Banana, Old Tewantin, Tewantin Forest Gyndier, Fraser Island, Mill Point, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Cranks Creek, NNS, Boreen Point,TAFE NNP Tanglewood Noosa Banks NNP Coastal Noosa River NP BHNR, Stratford Park, Heritage Park, Wallace Park,
Cultural Notes
TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:
Tough Leaves used for making baskets, as well as ligatures in case of injury. Settlers in Port Macquarie used the Leaves for tying up grape vines.
Bush food. White Leaf bases eaten.The bases of mat Rush Leaves taste like green peas
Provided the Cadigal (NSW aboriginal tribe) with seeds which were ground into a flour to make cakes. The tender Leaf bases were eaten and have a pea-like flavour. (Sydney Botanic Gardens)
Identification Notes
Leaf tip shape. (see photograph)
Landscaping Notes
Noosa Council Preferred Species list. Moist sheltered situation in part shade.
Useful for erosion control - can grow in wet soils.
Successfully propagated by Tin Can Bay City Farm Nursery.
Successfully propogated by Noosa & District Landcare.
Successfully propagated by Florabunda Bushcare nursery Woombye
Successfully propagated by Mooloolah Native Nursery
Suitable for waterway bank rehabilitation
Indoor pot Plant potential.
Associated Fauna
Butterfly host Plant: Common white spot skipper, Eliena skipper, Laccus skipper, Rare white spot skipper, Symmomus skipper
