Luzula banksiana var. banksiana
Common names
coastal woodrush
Biostatus
Native
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Rushes & Allied Plants
Flower colours
Brown, White
Distribution
Endemic. North and South Islands. From Bream Head in the East and the Waitakere Ranges south.
Current conservation status
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2022-2023 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS) – more information about this can be found on the NZTCS website. This report includes replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Previous assessments can be found here.
Please note, threat classifications are often suggested by authors when publications fall between NZTCS assessment periods – these interim threat classification statuses has not been assessed by the NZTCS panel.
- Conservation status of vascular plants in Aotearoa New Zealand, 2023. 2024. Peter J. de Lange, Jane Gosden, Shannel P. Courtney, Alexander J. Fergus, John W. Barkla, Sarah M. Beadel, Paul D. Champion, Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, Troy Makan and Pascale Michel Department of Conservation. Source: NZTCS and licensed by DOC for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
2023 | Not Threatened
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Juncaceae
Synonyms
Luzula picta A.Rich. var. banksiana (Meyer) Buch.; Luzula capestris (L.) D.C. car banksiana (Meyer) Buch.
Endemic taxon
Yes
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Other information
Etymology
luzula: Latinized form of the Italian vernacular name (lucciola) for this plant
banksiana: Named after Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, GCB, PRS (24 February 1743 - 19 June 1820) was an English naturalist, botanist and patron of the natural sciences.
Chromosome number
2n = 12
Previous conservation statuses
2017 | Not Threatened
2012 | Not Threatened
2009 | Not Threatened
2004 | Not Threatened