Lomandra confertifolia subsp. leptostachya
A.T.LeeTussocks usually slender. Leaves channelled with margin incurved, (21–)30–70cm long, 0.5–1.5 mm wide, green; basal sheath gradually tapering distally, readily torn and appearing like a lattice, pale brown or whitish; apex subtruncate with 2 or 3 small points. Male and female inflorescences similar, with several few-flowered clusters on unbranched or shortly branched axes, (8–)15–60cm long, c. one- to three-quarters as long as the leaves; non-flowering axis exposed for 5–50 cm; flower-bearing axis (1.5–)4–6(–10)cm long. Bracts brown or pale brown. Flowers with outer perianth purple and inner perianth yellow. Flowers Aug.–Nov.
EGL, HSF. An uncommon species of dryish open-forests, usually on granite-derived soils.
Lee (1962) recognized 5 subspecies, of which only subsp. leptostachya occurs in Victoria. Subsp. leptostachya differs from the other 4 subspecies in having a combination of the following characters: stem usually elongated and relatively stout (old part of stem 4.5 mm diam. or more), leaves more than 20 cm long and non-flowering axis usually much longer than flower-bearing part of axis.
Conn, B.J. (1994). Xanthorrhoeaceae. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J., Flora of Victoria Vol. 2, Ferns and Allied Plants, Conifers and Monocotyledons, pp. 720–734. Inkata Press, Melbourne.
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