Juncaceae
Luzula

Luzula australasica Steud.

First published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 2: 294 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Australia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

New South Wales, Tasmania

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kirschner, J. & al. (2002). Juncaceae. Species Plantarum: Flora of the World 6-8: 1-237, 1-336,1-192. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Johnson, L.A.S.; Constable, E.F. [19617] Australia K002784154 Yes
Morris, D.I. [s.n.] Australia K002784163 Yes
Johnson, L.A.S.; Briggs, B.G. [1019] Australia K002784157 Yes
Hemsley, J.H. [6708] Australia K002784164 Yes
Johnson, L.A.S.; Constable, E.F. [17767] Australia K002784160 Yes
Convey, R.; Armstrong, J. [5761] Australia K002784156 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002784165 Yes
Johnson, L.A.S.; Edgar, E. [7300] Australia K002784155 Yes
Rodd, A.; Convey, R. [2608] Australia K002784159 Yes
Pullen, R. [4484] Australia K002784162 Yes
Burbidge, N.T. [3348] Australia K002784158 Yes
Johnson, L.A.S.; Briggs, B.G. [899] Australia K002784161 Yes
Sinclair, A; Haast, J. [1053] New Zealand Luzula campestris var. australasica K000906904 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lindsay, L. [s.n.] New Zealand Luzula campestris var. australasica K000906907 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kirk, J. [1053] New Zealand Luzula campestris var. australasica K000906905 Unknown Type Material Yes
Haast, J. [16a] New Zealand Luzula campestris var. australasica K000906906 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0