Biology:Luzula rufa
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Short description: Species of flowering plants
| Luzula rufa | |
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| Luzula rufa in Nelson Lakes National Park | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Juncaceae |
| Genus: | Luzula |
| Species: | L. rufa
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| Binomial name | |
| Luzula rufa Edgar
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Luzula rufa, or red woodrush,[1] is a species of rush that is endemic to New Zealand.[2]
Description
Luzula rufa is perennial.[3] Its growth pattern is scattered and grass-like, with long thin stems. The inflorescence is a single head, with one to three clusters. The tepals and the capsules are red brown, and get darker as the plant ages.[4]
Range and habitat
This plant grows across New Zealand on all three main islands and the Chatham Islands.[3]
Ecology
It grows together with Dracophyllum and Celmisia in alpine communities.[5]
Etymology
rufa is a reference to the colour of the plant, and means 'rusty'.[1]
Taxonomy
Luzula rufa contains the following varieties:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Luzula rufa var. rufa" (in en). https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/luzula-rufa-var-rufa/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Luzula rufa" (in en-US). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/403624-Luzula-rufa.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Luzula rufa Edgar | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443925-1.
- ↑ "Luzula rufa Edgar - Biota of NZ" (in en). https://biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz/scientific-names/313d5ecd-005c-43e0-a028-13ff94d97945.
- ↑ Wier, David A.; Wilson, J. Bastow (January 1988). "Micro-pattern in an area of New Zealand alpine vegetation". Vegetatio 73 (2): 81–88. doi:10.1007/bf00031855. ISSN 0042-3106. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00031855.
Wikidata ☰ Q15513026 entry
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