Luzula rufa Edgar is a plant in the Juncaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Luzula rufa Edgar

Luzula rufa Edgar

Luzula rufa Edgar is a perennial reddish-brown grass-like alpine plant found across New Zealand.

Family
Genus
Luzula
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida

About Luzula rufa Edgar

Luzula rufa Edgar is a perennial plant with a scattered, grass-like growth habit and long, thin stems. It produces an inflorescence structured as a single head, containing between one and three clusters. Both the tepals and capsules of this species are reddish-brown, and their color darkens as the plant ages. This species is distributed across New Zealand, growing on all three of its main islands as well as the Chatham Islands. It occurs in alpine communities, where it grows alongside species of Dracophyllum and Celmisia.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Juncaceae Luzula

More from Juncaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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