Luzula traversii

Luzula traversii is a species of flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae. It is native to New Zealand.

Description
Thomas Cheeseman published this description posthumously in 1925 (measurements converted to metric):

"Stems densely tufted, very variable in size, usually from 6-12 in, but sometimes attaining 18 in. and occasionally dwarfed to 4 in, slender, often attenuate above. Leaves radical and a few cauline, all much shorter than the stem, 1-6 in long, rarely more, 0.1-0.25 in broad at the base and from thence gradually tapering upwards, apex subulate, not obtuse as in the forms of L. campestris; margins flat or involute, ciliate with long hairs. Inflorescence terminal, erect or nodding, compound, of several short and dense spikes either all congested into an ovoid head, or the lower 1 to 3 distinct and sometimes peduncled. Lower bracts foliaceous, often overtopping the inflorescence; upper membranous, with very broad white margins and apices, densely ciliate with long hairs. Flowers small, 0.1 in long. Perianth-segments equal, or the outer slightly longer, lanceolate, awned, pale-chestnut with white and silvery margins. Stamens 3, rarely more. Capsule equalling the perianth, ovoid-globose, trigonous, mucronate, pale- or dark-chestnut, sometimes almost black. Seeds oblong-ovoid, ferruginous."

The species can be distinguished from Luzula campestris by its tapering leaves that end in a distinct point.

Distribution
Luzula traversii is native to the South Island of New Zealand.