Citation: Edgar, New Zealand J. Bot. 13:786 (1975).

Synonymy: L. meridionalis Nordensk. var. densiflora Nordensk., Bot. Notis. 122:76 (1969). , Luzula campestris

Common name: None

Description:
Loosely tufted, with a bulbous or swollen base; fruiting stem 25-40 cm high; leaves 2-3 mm wide, margins thickly covered with white hairs.

Clusters of the inflorescence dense, 1 sessile, with or without several others dispersed on uneven rigid branches; 1 or 2 bracts ciliate along the whole margin; flowers 2-2.5 mm long; perianth dark with a narrow light margin.

Fruit brown to a dark red-brown, equalling or exceeding the perianth; seeds c. 0.9 mm long, with a large white caruncle 0.4-0.5 mm.

Published illustration: Nordenskiold (1969) Bot. Notis. 122:77.

Distribution:  Grows in dry open forest or grassland. S.Aust.: FR, EP, SL, KI, SE.   W.Aust.; N.S.W.; Vic.; Tas. Conservation status: native Flowering time: July — Nov.

SA Distribution Map based on current data relating to specimens held in the State Herbarium of South Australia

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