A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Hosted by the University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum
Luzula spicata (L.) DC. ssp. spicata[HC2]
spiked woodrush
Publication: In J. Lamarck and A. P. de Candolle, Fl. France, ed. 3. 1: 161. 1805.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: FNA22: "The culms of Luzula spicata are thick and reddish with bases extending 1--8 cm into the soil; sheath throats are densely hairy; basal leaves are erect, linear, and channeled; inflorescence bracts are conspicuous and often exceed glomerules; and bracteoles have narrow and extended apices."
References:
» Kirschner, J., Ed. 2002. Juncaceae 1: Rostkovia to Luzula, Species Plantarum: Flora of the World Part 6. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra, Australia. 237 p.
Last updated 3/26/2022 by David Giblin.
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