 "L. gladiatum" in coastal regions around Australia in the States of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia.In Southwest Australia it can be found as far north as Cervantes and as far east as Cape Arid National Park.The seedheads have been used to feed captive red-eared firetails, the finch-like species "Stagonopleura oculata", their deft extraction and enthusiasm for the seed suggests it is consumed in its usual habitat.