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ing pedicels, and from variety brevipes by its erect pedicels and long* hooked 

 caruncle. 



Type. In the original description no type is listed. However, Meyer mentions 

 that the plant grows in Nepal, and that the name J uncus plumosus is from 

 "Wallichii mscr, in Hookeri herbario." A specimen collected in Nepal by D. 

 Wallich that is in the Royal Botanical Garden (K) is labeled Juncus plumosus 



Figs. 6-9. Fig. 6. Map of Asia showing the distribution of Luzula plumosa var. plumosa 

 (#) and Luzula plumosa var. reflexa (■). Fig. 7. Map of Japan showing the distribution 

 of Luzula plumosa var. brevipes ( # ) . Fig. 8. Map of Japan and northeastern Asia showing 

 the distribution of Luzula rostrata var. rostrata ( ■ ) and Luzula rostrata var. jimboi (#). 

 Fig. 9. Map of northeastern Asia and Alaska showing the distribution of Luzula rufescens (#). 



