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2a. Luzula subg. Pterodes (Grisebach) Buchenau, Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 12: 76. 1890.
Luzula sect. Pterodes Grisebach, Spic. Fl. Rumel. 2: 404. 1846
Leaves: apex callous. Inflorescences corymbose, simple or sparsely branched. Flowers solitary. Seeds: base without tuft of hairs; caruncle chalazal, conspicuous.
Species 8 (2 in the flora): North America, Eurasia, e Africa.
SELECTED REFERENCES Ebinger, J. E. 1964. Taxonomy of the subgenus Pterodes, genus Luzula. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 10(5): 279--304. Nordenskiöld, H. 1957. Hybridization experiments in the genus Luzula. III. The Ssubg. Pterodes. Bot. Not. 110: 1--16.
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Tepals 1.6--2.5 mm; inflorescences rarely branching; pedicels spreading |
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1 Luzula rufescens |
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Tepals 3--4.5 mm; inflorescences not branching or often branching; pedicels mostly erect to spreading. |
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2 Luzula acuminata |
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