Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Poales Small
Family
Juncaceae Juss.
Genus
Luzula DC.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Luzula banksiana var. migrata (Buchenau) Edgar, New Zealand J. Bot. 4 (1966)
Synonymy:
  • ≡ Luzula campestris var. migrata Buchenau, Österr. Bot. Z. 5: 220 (1898)
  • ≡ Luzula migrata (Buchenau) Ostenf.
  • = Luzula campestris var. floribunda Buchenau (1906)
 Description

Lvs (3)–5–8–(11) mm. wide, lamina often canaliculate just below the very dilated tip. Flowering stems (3)–10–30 cm. long, us. much > lvs. Infl. of ∞ clusters on peduncles 0.5–7 cm. long, or rarely a compact head; subtending bract us. < or occ. = infl. Fls (2)–2.5–3.5–(4) mm. long; tepals dark brown, with narrow, membr. margins. Capsule light brown to dark red-brown. 2n = 12.

[From: Moore and Edgar (1970) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 2.]

 Biostatus
Indigenous (Endemic)
 Bibliography
Buchenau, F. 1898: Luzula campestris und Verwandte Arten. Österreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 5
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.N.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R.; Heenan, P.B.; Ladley, K. 2018: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. No. 22. [Not Threatened]
de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Champion, P.D.; Courtney, S.P.; Heenan, P.B.; Barkla, J.W.; Cameron, E.K.; Norton, D.A.; Hitchmough, R.A. 2013: Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012. New Zealand Threat Classification Series 3. Department of Conservation, Wellington. [Not Threatened]
Edgar, E. 1966: Luzula in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 4: 159–184.