Luzula celata Edgar

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Luzula

Characteristics

Stoloniferous, in low-growing small, brownish, cushion-like tufts. Lvs 1–3 cm. long, lamina often involute towards the base, tip acute, margins villous with thickly clustered white hairs. Flowering stems much < lvs, scarcely elongating as fr. matures. Infl. 6–16-fld, a single subsessile cluster, occ. with a smaller pedunculate side cluster; subtending bracts 1–3, > infl. Fls c. 2 mm. long; tepals membr., almost entirely white except for a short, light brown stripe in the centre. Stamens 3. Capsule ± = tepals, pale brown. 2n = 12.
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Low small cushion-like tufts to 3 cm high, with rhizomes and stolons. Leaves densely hairy on margins, tips acute. Flowering stems much < leaves, not elongating in fruit Stamens 3.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03
Root system rhizome
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Luzula celata world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443756-1
WFO ID wfo-0000777739
COL ID 6R243
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Luzula celata