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Lomandra purpurea (Endl.) Ewart
Purple Mat Rush

Reference
Proc.Roy.Soc.Victoria 28:219 (1916)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Dioecious rhizomatous, caespitose perennial, herb, 0.15-0.6(-1.5) m high. Fl. purple-black/yellow, Oct to Nov. Grey or black sand, gravel, lateritic soils.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 8 July 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains, Jarrah Forest, Swan Coastal Plain, Warren.
IBRA Subregions
Fitzgerald, Katanning, Northern Jarrah Forest, Perth, Southern Jarrah Forest, Warren.
IMCRA Regions
Leeuwin-Naturaliste.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Albany, Armadale, Augusta Margaret River, Beverley, Boddington, Boyup Brook, Busselton, Canning, Capel, Collie, Cranbrook, Denmark, Harvey, Kalamunda, Kojonup, Mandurah, Manjimup, Mundaring, Murray, Nannup, Perth, Plantagenet, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Waroona, West Arthur.