Leptocarpus laxus is a rush species of the genus Leptocarpus in the family Restionaceae.[2] It is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Restionaceae |
| Genus: | Leptocarpus |
| Species: | L. laxus
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Habitat
editIt grows in moist to wet soils, in swamps, creeks, seasonally wet sites, and near road ditches.[4]
Taxonomy
editIt was first described by Robert Brown in 1810 as Restio laxus,[2][5] a name he gave to two Restio species.[6][7] This problem of two species with the same name was corrected by Kurt Sprengel in 1825 when he published the name, Restio diffusus, for this species.[6][8] In 1998, Lawrie Johnson and Barbara Briggs transferred R. diffusus to the genus, Leptocarpus.[9] In 2001 in consideration of IUCN rules, the species Leptocarpus diffusus was renamed Leptocarpus laxus by Barbara Briggs.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Leptocarpus laxus (R.Br.) B.G.Briggs". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens - Kew. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Leptocarpus laxus". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ "Leptocarpus laxus occurrence data". AVH. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Leptocarpus laxus". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ Brown, R. (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. p. 246.
- ^ a b c Barbara G. Briggs (August 2001). "Leptocarpus laxus: The Correct Name for L. diffusus (Restionaceae)". Taxon. 50 (3): 891. doi:10.2307/1223719. ISSN 0040-0262. JSTOR 1223719. Wikidata Q28959102.
- ^ Brown, R. (1810). Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805. p. 245.
- ^ Sprengel, C.P.J. (1824). "Triandria. Monogynia .Restio". Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17. 1: 185.
- ^ Barbara Briggs; Lawrence Johnson (21 December 1998). "New combinations arising from a new classification of non-African Restionaceae". Telopea. 8 (1): 29. doi:10.7751/TELOPEA19982011. ISSN 0312-9764. Wikidata Q55801447.
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