Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Luzula multiflora var. multiflora
FAMILY
Juncaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Luzula at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora var. multiflora
FAMILY
Juncaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-02-002:
Luzula multiflora
FAMILY
Juncaceae
COMMON NAME:
Common Woodrush
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Luzula multiflora var. multiflora
FAMILY
Juncaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora var. multiflora
FAMILY
Juncaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-02-002:
Luzula multiflora
FAMILY
Juncaceae
2665
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Rare
Look for it in forests, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Straw/ Brown
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
6 stamens
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Brown
Capsule
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