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Lomandra
Family: Asparagaceae
Lomandra (also known as mat rushes) is a genus of perennial herbs in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae.[3] There are 51 species, all of which are native to Australia; two of them also extend into New Guineaand New Caledonia.
It has formerly been assigned to the family Dasypogonaceae, Xanthorrhoeaceae or Liliaceae.
They are generally tufted deciduous perennials with long narrow blade-like leaves that arise from a central stemless base and have thick woody rhizomes and fibrous roots.