Lomandra obliqua

Lomandra obliqua, known as fish bones and twisted mat-rush,^[4] is a small wiry ground-covering flowering plant found in eastern Australia (in Queensland and New South Wales).^[5] It is a widespread plant seen on the coast and tablelands. The foliage superficially resembles a fern, but creamy/yellow flowers form on clusters in spring. Leaves are two-ranked, somewhat glaucous and twisted.

Lomandra obliqua
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Lomandroideae
Genus:	Lomandra
Species:	L. obliqua
Binomial name
Lomandra obliqua (Thunb.) J.F.Macbr.[1][2]
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3]
Dracaena obliqua Thunb. Lomandra flexifolia (R.Br.) Ewart Xerotes flexifolia R.Br. nom. illeg. Xerotes obliqua (Thunb.) Domin

The habitat is heathland on sandstone soils, open forest or eucalyptus woodland.

Taxonomy and naming

L. obliqua was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1808 as Dracaena obliqua.^[1][6] It was redescribed by James Francis Macbride in 1918 as Lomandra obliqua.^[1][2] The specific epithet obliqua refers to the asymmetrical leaves.^[7]