Biology:Carex luzulina
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Short description: Species of grass-like plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. luzulina
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| Binomial name | |
| Carex luzulina Olney
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Carex luzulina is a species of sedge known by the common name woodrush sedge.[1] It is native to Canada and the USA.[2]
Description
Carex luzulina produces loose to dense clumps of rhizomed stems approaching 90 centimeters in maximum height. The inflorescence is made up of a few spikes of flowers with dark colored scales. The fruit is coated in a sac called a perigynium which is generally greenish with some dark purple coloration.[3]
Distribution and habitat
This sedge is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Wyoming, where it grows in wet habitat such as bogs and mountain meadows.[4]
Varieties
- Carex luzulina var. ablata
- Carex luzulina var. atropurpurea
- Carex luzulina var. luzulina
See also
- Luzula - "Woodrush"
- Luzula comosa
- Luzula divaricata
- Luzula orestera
References
- ↑ Taesang. "Woodrush Sedge (Carex luzulina var. luzulina)) Info & Guide" (in en-us). https://www.perenual.com/plant-database-search-guide/species/9886/guide.
- ↑ "Carex luzulina Olney | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30055435-2.
- ↑ "Carex luzulina". https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=17586.
- ↑ "E-Flora BC Atlas Page". https://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Carex+luzulina.
External links
- Calflora Database: Carex luzulina (wood rush sedge)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Carex luzulina and varieties
- USDA Plants Profile: Carex luzulina
- Flora of North America
- UC Photos gallery — Carex luzulina
Wikidata ☰ Q5039104 entry
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