Luzula ulophylla (Buchenau) Cockayne & Laing

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Name scientific

Luzula ulophylla (Buchenau) Cockayne & Laing (1911)

Preferred name

Luzula ulophylla (Buchenau) Cockayne & Laing

Taxonomy reference

Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Nomenclature

Authors

(Buchenau) Cockayne & Laing

Original authors

Buchenau

Combination authors

Cockayne & Laing

Year published

1911

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Luzula racemosa var. ulophylla Buchenau

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Luzula ulophylla

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Juncaceae

Genus

Luzula

Species

ulophylla

Synonyms

Luzula racemosa var. ulophylla Buchenau

Descriptions

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

Luzula ulophylla (Buchenau) Cockayne & Laing

Description

2n = 48

Description

2n = 44

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

Luzula ulophylla (Buchenau) Cockayne & Laing

Description

Forming woolly-leaved patches. Leaves (1)-3-7-(15) cm × 2-3 mm, very much shorter than stems, gradually tapering to a subulate acute tip, margins incurved, upper \ of lamina covered on margins and abaxial surface with a dappled coating of tangled white woolly hairs. Flowering stems (5)-9-20-(25) cm long. Inflorescence a cylindrical or almost spherical spikelike head up to 2 cm long. Flowers 1.5-2 mm long; tepals dark brown with broad white membranous margins. Stamens 3-(4—6). Capsule more or less equal to tepals, dark brown to black.

Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Luzula ulophylla (Buchenau) Cockayne & Laing

Description

Woolly-leaved, cushion-like patches, (5)-9-20-(25) cm high. Leaves covered on margins and back with tangled white hairs, tips acute. Inflorescence spike-like. Stamens 3- (4-6).

Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.