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Luzula arcuata ssp. unalaschcensis

Luzula arcuata (Wahlenb.) Sw. ssp. unalaschcensis (Buchenau) Hultén

Alaska Curved Wood Rush, Alaska Curved Woodrush

Juncaceae (Rush family)

Synonym(s): Luzula arcuata var. unalaschcensis, Luzula unalaschcensis

USDA Symbol: LUARU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Brown
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , MT , OR , WA
Canada: AB , BC , NT , YT
Native Habitat: Rocky to gravelly snow patches on mountains, dry to mesic meadows, and bare soil in heaths.

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 ssp. unalaschcensis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Luzula arcuata ssp. unalaschcensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Luzula arcuata ssp. unalaschcensis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-04
Research By: CBR

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