''Luzula traversii'' is a species of flowering plant in the rush family

Juncaceae Juncaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the rush family. It consists of 8 genera and about 464 known species of slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous monocotyledonous plants that may superficially resemble grasses and ...

. It is native to New Zealand.

Description

Thomas Cheeseman Thomas Frederick Cheeseman (8 June 184515 October 1923) was a New Zealand botanist. He was also a naturalist who had wide-ranging interests, such that he even described a few species of sea slugs (marine gastropod molluscs). Biography Che ...

published this description posthumously in 1925 (measurements converted to metric): The species can be distinguished from '' Luzula campestris'' by its tapering leaves that end in a distinct point.

Distribution

''Luzula traversii'' is native to the South Island of New Zealand.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15512801 traversii Endemic flora of New Zealand Plants described in 1925 Taxa named by Thomas Frederic Cheeseman