Spiny-head mat-rush (Lomandra longifolia), flower head. Aboriginal people use the strap leaves for nets and baskets; the base of the leaves can be eat

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Spiny-head mat-rush (Lomandra longifolia), flower head. Aboriginal people use the strap leaves for nets and baskets; the base of the leaves can be eaten and the seeds ground and used in damper bread. Don River estuary, northwest Tasmania, Australia

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