Lepidosperma asperatum

Lepidosperma asperatum is a sedge (in the family Cyperaceae) that is endemic to Western Australia.[1] It was first described in 1941 by Georg Kükenthal as Lepidosperma leptostachyum var. asperatum,[5] but was elevated to species status in 2012 by Karen Wilson and Russell Barrett.[3][2]

Lepidosperma asperatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Lepidosperma
Species:
L. asperatum
Binomial name
Lepidosperma asperatum
Occurrence data from AVH
Synonyms[3][4]

Lepidosperma leptostachyum var. asperatum Kük.

Distribution

It is found in the IBRA regions of the Avon Wheatbelt, the Geraldton Sandplains, the Jarrah Forest, the Mallee biogeographic region, and the Swan Coastal Plain.[1]

References
  1. "Lepidosperma asperatum". 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: 234–235, Fig. 5. doi:10.1071/SB11037.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Lepidosperma asperatum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
  4. "Lepidosperma asperatum (Kük.) R.L.Barrett | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. Kükenthal, G. (1941). "Vorarbeiten zu einer Monographie der Rhynchosporoideae. XI". Repertorium novarum specierum regni vegetabilis. 50 (6–12): 117. doi:10.1002/fedr.19410500606. ISSN 0375-121X.
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