Luzula subcongesta

(S. Watson) Jepson

Flora of California 1: 258, fig. 45. 1921.

Endemic
Basionym: Luzula spadicea var. subcongesta S. Watson Bot. California 2: 202. 1880
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 22.

Rhizomes horizontal, stout. Culms 15–48 cm. Leaves: basal leaf-sheaths bluish green; basal leaves bluish green, abruptly tapered, less than 19 cm × 3–5 mm, apex long. Inflorescences with glomerules crowded at ends of uneven peduncles; glomerules each with 3–12 flowers, central glomerules sessile or nearly sessile; peduncles arching in all directions; proximal inflorescence bract inconspicuous, 2–3 cm; bracteoles clear, margins ciliate. Flowers: tepals pale to dark-brown (apex acute), 1.5–2 mm, apex acute; anthers ± equaling filament length. Capsules pale to dark brown-purple, shorter than tepals; (beak short). Seeds brown, oblong-ovoid, 1.1–1.2 mm; caruncle absent. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering and fruiting summer.
Habitat: Alpine to subalpine moist or wet places
Elevation: 2000–3500 m

Discussion

Luzula subcongesta has bluish green basal leaves, tapered abruptly to the long apex.

Lower Taxa

None.
... more about "Luzula subcongesta"
persistent +
Janice Coffey Swab +
(S. Watson) Jepson +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (19 cm190 mm <br />0.19 m <br />) +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (?) +
Luzula spadicea var. subcongesta +
channeled;flat +
pale +  and dark brown-purple +
conspicuous;barely visible +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (48 cm480 mm <br />0.48 m <br />) +
Calif. +  and Oreg. +
2000–3500 m +
in dense clusters +  and inserted +
headlike +
Alpine to subalpine moist or wet places +
multicellular +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
3 +  and 1 +
green;brown or purplish black +
persistent +
Flowering and fruiting summer. +
parietal +  and axile +
Flora of California +
ahti1971a +, ahti1986a +, boivin19672a +, harriman1976a +, holmen1953a +, j1958a +, l1966a +, lindquist1932a +, murray1987a +, nordenski1951a +  and packher1964a +
oblong-ovoid +
0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br /> (0.12 cm1.2 mm <br />0.0012 m <br />) +
green;brown or purplish black +
persistent +
generally longer +
Luzula sect. Gymnodes +  and Luzula subg. Gymnodes +
Luzula subcongesta +
Luzula subg. Luzula +
species +
pale +  and dark-brown +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
indistinct +
herb +  and cespitose +