Luzula forsteri (Sm.) DC.
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Authority
Ebinger, John E. 1964. Taxonomy of the Subgenus Pterodes, Genus Luzula. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10 (5): 279-304.
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Family
Juncaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Perennial; caespitose, rarely short rhizomes are present, to 4 cm long, 2-3 mm wide, having dark brown to purple scale-like leaves and slender adventitious roots; blades of the basal leaves flat, 1-3 mm wide, to 20 cm long, margins sparsely pubescent, apex callose-tipped wth a mueronate projection extending from it; culms erect, slender, smooth, 20-40 cm tall, bearing 2-4 leaves; sheaths closed, pubescent at the throat with long white hairs; blades linear, 1-2 (rarely 3) mm wide, to 8 cm long, margins glabrous to sparsely pubescent, callose-tipped with a mueronate projection; inflorescence terminal, compound; pedicels erect to slightly spreading, never nodding or reflexed; basal bract erect, shorter than to equalling the inflorescence, leaf-like, green, the margins sparsely pubescent, callose-tipped; the other bracts light brown with hyaline margins and tips, much shorter; inner bract at the base of each pedicel, truncate with hyaline tip, glabrous; outer bract equalling the inner, tip acuminate, sometimes extended into a hair-like tip; bracteoles at the base of each flower ovate-lanceolate, acute to obtuse, usually glabrous, light brown with hyaline margins, one third to half as long as the flower; perianth segments similar, equal, lanceolate with long narrow sharp pointed tips, entire, light brown to black with hyaline margins, 3.5-4.5 (rarely 5.0) mm long; stamens 6 shorter than the perianth, filaments linear white, anthers linear equalling or longer than the filaments; pistil erect, ovary three angled, style filiform 1.5 mm long, stigmas erect 3.0 mm long; fruit shorter than to barely equalling the perianth, acute, usually light brown; sometimes stramineous; seeds 1.3 mm long, dark brown to black; caruncle at apex, erect, obtuse, 0.6 mm long or less.