Luzula elegans, Lowe

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1980, Flora Europaea. Volume 5. Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press : 115

28. L. elegans Lowe , Trans. Cambr. Philos. Soc. 6: 532 (1838)

( L. purpurea (Masson ex Buchenau) Link ).

Annual (10-)20-30 (—45) cm, usually erect, slender. Basal leaves 1-3 mm wide, usually sparsely ciliate. Lower bract much shorter than inflorescence. Inflorescence with more than 20 flowers. Perianth-segments 2—2-5(—3) mm, mucronate-aristate. Anthers shorter than filaments. Style shorter than ovary. Capsule 1-5-1 -7 mm, ovoid, shorter than perianth-segments. Seeds 0-7-0-9 mm, pale brown, without a basal appendage. 2n = 6. Scrub on sandy soils. Naturalized in C. Portugal. [Lu.] (Madeira, Islas Canarias.)