Luzula traversii Cheeseman

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Luzula

Characteristics

Grass-like, tufted. Lvs rather stiff, tapering very gradually to the acicular tip, margins us. slightly incurved, with long white hairs. Flowering stems (2)–10–25–(40) cm. long, > lvs, elongating when fr. matures. Infl. us. pend. with subsessile clusters of fls congested into a pyramidal head. Fls 1.5–2.5–(3) mm. long; tepals chestnut to dark brown with broad or narrow, silver, membr. margins. Capsules ± = tepals, chestnut to dark brown, almost black.
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Grass-like, (2)-10-25-(40) cm high. Leaves ± stiff, with acicular tip, 1-5 mm wide. Inflorescence a ± drooping pyramidal head. Flowers usually 1.5-2.5 mm long. Stamens 3, (6 in var. tenuis).
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

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Distribution

Luzula traversii world distribution map, present in Argentina and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443953-1
WFO ID wfo-0000778203
COL ID 3WHKP
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Synonyms

Luzula traversii Luzula racemosa var. traversii

Lower taxons

Luzula traversii var. traversii