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Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie

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Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie in Buchenau, Österr. Bot. Z. 5: 214, t. 7, f. 7-12 (1898)
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

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Buchenau & Petrie
Buchenau & Petrie
Buchenau, F. 1898: Luzula campestris und Verwandte Arten. Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 5
1898
214, t. 7, f. 7-12
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Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
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Luzula leptophylla

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Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Poales
Juncaceae
Luzula
leptophylla

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

Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie

2n = 12
2n = 12
Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. 1980: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. III. Adventive Cyperaceous, Petalous and Spathaceous Monocotyledons. Government Printer, Wellington.

Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie

Very slender stoloniferous grass-like, 4-8- (12) cm high. Leaves < 0.5 mm wide. Inflorescence usually a single 4-6-flowered head. Flowers < 2 mm long; tepals dark brown at centre with broad silver margins. Stamens 3, occasionally 6.
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. 1970: Flora of New Zealand. Vol. II. Indigenous Tracheophyta: Monocotyledones except Gramineae. Botany Division DSIR, Wellington.

Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie

Grass-like, very slender, stoloniferous. Lvs < 0.5 mm. wide, almost filiform, margins occ. incurved, almost glab., tips obtuse. Flowering stems 4–8–(12) cm. long, c. 0.5 mm. wide. Infl. 4–6–(12)-fld, a simple, spike-like, erect, rounded head, or composed of 2 closely compacted clusters. Fls < 2 mm. long; tepals acute, dark brown, almost black at the centre with broad, silver, membr. margins. Stamens 3. Capsule = tepals, dark brown above, green towards the base. 2n = 12.

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Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Buchenau, F. (1898)
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Luzula DC.
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Dawson, M.I. (2008)
Luzula DC.
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2013)
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R. et al. (2018)
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Edgar, E. (1966)
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Healy, A. J.; Edgar, E. (1980)
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
Moore, L.B.; Edgar, E. (1970)

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Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
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Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District
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Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
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Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
New Zealand
Otago Land District
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Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
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Southland Land District
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Luzula leptophylla Buchenau & Petrie
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Wellington Land District
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1 January 2000
24 June 2025
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