Biology:Luzula acuminata

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Short description: Species of flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae

Luzula acuminata
Luzula acuminata var carolinae BB-1913.png
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Luzula
Species:
L. acuminata
Binomial name
Luzula acuminata
Raf.

Luzula acuminata, the hairy woodrush,[1] is a species of perennial flowering plant in the rush family, Juncaceae, that is native to the Eastern United States and Canada .[2] It is 6–47 centimetres (2.4–18.5 in) tall with its basal leaves being of 6–39 centimetres (2.4–15.4 in) high and 2–11 millimetres (0.079–0.433 in) in diameter. It has cauline leaves are 2.5–11.5 centimetres (0.98–4.53 in) tall and 2–5 millimetres (0.079–0.197 in) wide.[3]

Subspecies
  • Luzula acuminata acuminata (Raf, 1840)
  • Luzula acuminata carolinae (S.Watson, 2001)[4]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q12061409 entry