Below is a key that might be useful for determining the family of a flowering specimen. Leaves often linear and grass-like arising from a bulb, tuber, corm or rhizome. Flowers actinomorphic, usually bisexual. Inflorescence often a raceme. Fruit usually a capsule or berry.
Leaves are tough and linear.
Flowers radially symmetrical, usually bisexual but sometimes unisexual in Lomandra . Fruit usually a capsule. Leaves linear arising from a bulb. Flowers actinomorphic, bisexual. Fruit a capsule or berry.