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Details for: Luzula crinita |
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Search restricted to Kirschner, J. et al. 2002, Species Plantarum: Flora of the World Part 6-8. Check for other Sources using this name
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Kirschner, J. et al. 2002, Species Plantarum: Flora of the World Part 6-8. [IOPI preferred view]
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| Name: |
Luzula crinita Hook.f. |
| Nomencl. ref. |
Fl. Antarct. vol. 1, 84, tab. 48. 1844. |
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Species |
| Status: |
ACCEPTED |
| Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): |
Familia - Juncaceae
Genus - Luzula DC.
Subgenus - Luzula subgen. Luzula DC.
Sectio - Luzula sect. Luzula
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| Included taxa:
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Luzula crinita Hook.f. var. crinita |
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Luzula crinita var. petrieana (Buchenau) Edgar |
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Synonym(s):
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Luzula campestris var. crinita (Hook.f.) Buchenau |
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| Description: |
Perennials, densely caespitose; stolons absent. Leaves with smooth margins; tips obtuse. Inflorescence usually composed of a single congested dark head, often accompanied by
1–7 pedunculate clusters. Bracteoles whitish scarious, sometimes suffused castaneous-brown, 1.5–2.0 mm long, sparsely ciliate. Tepals ±narrowly lanceolate, 2.3–3.2 mm long, dark castaneous-brown to blackish; margins narrow, membranous to paler castaneous. Stamens 6; anthers 0.3–0.6 mm long; filaments 0.6–1.1 mm long (longer than anthers); style 0.5–0.6 mm long; stigmas 1.0–1.5 mm long. Capsule shorter than perianth. Seeds ellipsoid, deep castaneous-brown, apiculate, 0.9–1.0 mm long, 0.5–0.6 mm wide; appendage whitish, c. 0.1 (–0.15) mm long, sparsely fibrillate. |
| Description Table: |
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Inflorescence congested, much overtopped by several
long straight bracts; cauline leaf margin densely ciliate; capsule
segments 1.7–1.8 mm long; cauline leaves to c. 5 mm
wide
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75a. var. crinita
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Inflorescence with some clusters pedunculate, with
1–2 bracts equalling to overtopping inflorescence; cauline
leaf margin sparsely ciliate; capsule segments 1.8–2.1 mm
long; cauline leaves to c. 3 mm wide
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75b. var. petrieana
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| Geography: |
Known from South Island, Stewart Island, Antipodean group (including Campbell and Auckland Is.) and Macquarie Is., Australia. Two varieties are recognized. |
| SourceHigherTaxon from IOPI: |
Juncaceae |
| Taxon number in Juncaceae SP treatment
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75. |
| Type: | T: Lord Auckland's Islands, Rendezvous Harbour, Dec 1840, J.D.Hooker; lecto: K, fide E.Edgar, Fl. Australia 50: 571 (1993). |
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