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Luzula acuminata ssp. acuminata
Luzula acuminata Raf. ssp. acuminata
Hairy Woodrush
Juncaceae (Rush Family)
Synonym(s): Juncoides saltuense, Luzula acuminata var. acuminata, Luzula carolinae var. saltuensis, Luzula pilosa, Luzula pilosa var. saltuensis, Luzula saltuensis
USDA Symbol: LUACA2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)
A member of the family Juncaceae which includes herbs, rarely shrubs, with mostly grass-like leaves, usually in a basal tuft, and small greenish or brownish flower in dense spikes or heads or sometimes in loose clusters or even solitary.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Leaf Pubescence: Tomentose
Leaf Margin: Entire
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: BrownBloom Time: Mar , Apr
Distribution
USA: AR , CT , DE , IA , IL , IN , KY , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , NC , NH , NJ , NY , OH , PA , SD , VA , VT , WI , WVCanada: MB , NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , QC
Native Habitat: Open woods, meadows, and hillsides; 0-1625'.
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Luzula acuminata ssp. acuminata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Luzula acuminata ssp. acuminata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Luzula acuminata ssp. acuminata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-02-17Research By: TWC Staff