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Luzula arcuata
Luzula arcuata (Wahlenb.) Sw.
Curved Wood Rush, Curved Wood-rush, Curved Woodrush
Juncaceae (Rush family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: LUAR5
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: BrownBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , MT , OR , WACanada: AB , BC , NT , QC , YT
Native Habitat: Rocky to gravelly snow patches on mountains, dry to mesic meadows, and bare soil in heaths.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU | UPL | UPL |
Web Reference
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) 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 arcuata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Luzula arcuata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Luzula arcuata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-04Research By: CBR