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Luzula groenlandica var. groenlandica

Luzula groenlandica Böcher var. groenlandica

Greenland Woodrush, Greenland Wood Rush

Juncaceae (Rush family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: LUGRG3

USDA Native Status: AK (N), CAN (N), GL (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
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NL , NT , NU , QC , YT
Native Habitat: Sandy sea shores with herbaceous vegetation to turfy tundra, often by water, to alpine flats.

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-06-19
Research By: CBR

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