Lepidosperma leptostachyum

Lepidosperma leptostachyum is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae, a native of Southwest Australia.

Lepidosperma leptostachyum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Lepidosperma
Species:
L. leptostachyum
Binomial name
Lepidosperma leptostachyum
Occurrence data from AVH

Taxonomy

The first description was given in an 1878 monograph by George Bentham, published in the Flora of Australia series.[1]

The diversity of the genus Lepidosperma has been the subject of frequent revision, and a variety of this species is recognised, Lepidosperma leptostachyum var. asperatum Kük.[2] The name has been applied to populations later recognised as a new species, Lepidosperma apricola R.L. Barrett, in 2013.[3]

Description

Lepidosperma leptostachyum is herbaceous or grass-like in form, growing as clumps around 600 millimetres across. The height is an equivalent size or as low as 100 mm, the plant may be up to 1 metre in height. The brownish inflorescence appears from April to June.[1]

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in the Southwest Australia region, in a variety of soil types. They occur on slopes, on black and grey sands, lateric and peaty soils, or clay, and on gravel.[1]

The conservation status of L. leptostachyum is noted at FloraBase as not threatened.[1]

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References
  1. "Lepidosperma leptostachyum". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
  2. Barrett, R.L.; Wilson, K.L. (2012). "A review of the genus Lepidosperma Labill. (Cyperaceae: Schoeneae)". Australian Systematic Botany. 25 (4): 225. doi:10.1071/SB11037.
  3. Barrett, R.L.; Wilson, K.L. (2013). "Two new species of Lepidosperma (Cyperaceae) occurring in the Perth area of Western Australia". Nuytsia. 23: 173–187.
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