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Luzula confusa
Luzula confusa Lindeberg
Northern Wood Rush, Northern Wood-rush, Northern Woodrush
Juncaceae (Rush family)
Synonym(s): Luzula hyperborea
USDA Symbol: LUCO5
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: Green , BrownBloom Time: Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Tepals dark brown with clear apex.
Distribution
USA: AK , ME , NHCanada: BC , MB , NL , NT , NU , ON , QC , SK , YT
Native Habitat: Wet, exposed rocky and sandy hillsides, lichen tundra and mountain summits.
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FAC | FAC |
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 confusa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Luzula confusa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Luzula confusa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-04Research By: CBR