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Luzula rufa Edgar

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Luzula rufa Edgar, New Zealand J. Bot. 4: 166 (1966)
Luzula rufa Edgar
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.
Names_Fungi record source Luzula rufa

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Edgar
Edgar
Edgar, E. 1966: Luzula in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 4: 159–184.
1966
166
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Luzula rufa Edgar
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Luzula rufa

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Poales
Juncaceae
Luzula
rufa

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Dawson, M.I. 2008: Index of chromosome numbers of indigenous New Zealand vascular plants.

Luzula rufa Edgar

2n = 12
Edgar, E. 1966: Luzula in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 4: 159–184.

Luzula rufa Edgar

In scattered tufts. Inflorescence a single compact globose head, sometimes with 1-3 (rarely more) smaller lateral pendunculate clusters. Tepals ovatelanceolate, acute, pale rufous at first, later becoming darker, membranous margins narrow. Stamens 6. Capsule more or less equalling or slightly longer than tepals, red-brown or almost black.
Herba perennis in dissitis caespitibus. Influrescentia in unum multiflorum globosum capitulum compacta, interdum minoribus lateralibus pedunculatis capitulis. Tepala pallide rufo-fusca, tandem matura fusciora vel subnigra. Stamina 6. Capsula tepalis plus minusve aequilonga, vel paullo longior, rufo-fusca vel subnigra.
Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Luzula rufa Edgar

Scattered grass-like tufts, (4) -8-30- (70) cm high. Inflorescence usually compact, globose. Flowers and capsules c. 2 mm long, reddish-brown. Stamens 6.
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.

Luzula rufa Edgar

In scattered, grass-like tufts. Lvs coriac. Infl. a single, compact, globose head, occ. with 1–3, rarely more, smaller, lateral clusters on peduncles rarely > 1.5 cm. long. Tepals ovate-lanceolate, acute, pale rufous at first, later becoming darker brown, membr. margins narrow. Stamens 6. Capsule ± = or slightly > tepals, red-brown or almost black.

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Luzula campestris var. australasica sensu New Zealand Herbaria
Luzula campestris var. australasica sensu New Zealand Herbaria
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)
Luzula rufa Edgar
Luzula rufa Edgar
Luzula rufa Edgar
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Luzula DC.
Luzula rufa Edgar
Luzula rufa Edgar
Edgar, E. (1966)
Luzula rufa Edgar
Luzula rufa Edgar
Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. (1980)
Luzula rufa Edgar
Luzula rufa Edgar
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)

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Luzula rufa Edgar
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Luzula rufa Edgar
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Marlborough Land District
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Luzula rufa Edgar
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Nelson Land District
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Luzula rufa Edgar
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Otago Land District
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Luzula rufa Edgar
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Southland Land District
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Luzula rufa Edgar
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Wellington Land District
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Luzula rufa Edgar
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Westland Land District
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1 January 2000
26 June 2002
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