Common name
Soft Tussock Mat-Rush; Pointed Mat-rush
Position
Full sun
Flower shape and colour
White
Form
Grass Sedge or Flax; Clumping
Suitability for landscaping
Butterfly attracting as a family; Ornamental perennial tussocky shrub for rocky verges, nature strips, roundabouts, reserves and parks. Planted en-mass provides soil stabilization. Food source for butterflies and larvae. Habitat refuge for small mammals and reptiles (Botanic Gardens | Lomandra densifora)
Propagation
By sowing seed and by division (Atlas of Living Australia | Fuller, D Lomandra densiflora; How to Divide Lomandras: An Expert’s Step-by-Step Guide)
Cultivation
Tube stock is available at Native nurseries, notably at the SA State flora nursery (SA State flora catalogue, p. 38)
References | acknowledgements
- Atlas of Living Australia 2025, Lomandra densiflora | Soft Tussock Mat-Rush. Provides information about the characteristics and distribution of Lomandra densiflora.
- Botanic Gardens of South Australia 2025, Lomandra densiflora | Pointed Mat-rush. Provides information about the plant features and uses of the Native sedge.
- cobaltducks 2019, Lomandra densiflora | Pointed Mat-rush. Provides information about the image by cobalt ducks stored in iNaturalistAU of the Lomandra densiflora.
- Fuller D 2023, How to Divide Lomandras: An Expert’s Step-by-Step Guide. Provides information about the propagation of Lomandras by division.