Family: Juncaceae
Luzula flaccida
Citation:
Edgar, New Zealand J. Bot. 13:786 (1975).
Synonymy: L. campestris (L.) DC. var. flaccida Buchen., Pflanzenr. 25:92 (1906); L. meridionalis Nordensk. var. flaccida (Buchen.) Nordensk., Bot. Notis. 122:76 (1969).
Common name: None
Description:
Loosely tufted; fruiting stem 15-25 (rarely to 30) cm high; leaves 2-3 (rarely to 4) mm wide, sparsely ciliate, with thick callous obtuse tips; inflorescence umbelloid, clusters 1-6, rarely more, dispersed on flaccid branchlets, or occasionally reduced to 1 sessile cluster.
Flowers 2-2.5 mm long, yellowish to light-brown.
Perianth with a brown stripe, equalling or shorter than the yellowish to light-brown or brown capsule; seeds c. 1 mm long, with a white caruncle 0.3-0.5 mm.
Published illustration:
Nordenskiold (1969) Bot. Notis. 122:75.
Distribution:
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Grows most frequently in damp situations.
S.Aust.: SL, SE. Qld; N.S.W.; Vic.; Tas.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: Aug. — Nov.
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SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
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Author:
Not yet available
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