Luzula alpinopilosa (Chaix) Breistr.

Alpine woodrush (en), Luzule rouge-brun (fr), Luzule poilue des Alpes (fr), Luzule marron (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Luzula

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.1-0.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread myrmecochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 1-7
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 5
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Luzula alpinopilosa habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Luzula alpinopilosa habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Luzula alpinopilosa habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Luzula alpinopilosa leaf picture by Pietro Brignoli (cc-by-sa)
Luzula alpinopilosa leaf picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Luzula alpinopilosa leaf picture by guy mercier (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Luzula alpinopilosa flower picture by Pietro Brignoli (cc-by-sa)
Luzula alpinopilosa flower picture by Lennaert Steen (cc-by-sa)
Luzula alpinopilosa flower picture by Lennaert Steen (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Luzula alpinopilosa fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Luzula alpinopilosa fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Luzula alpinopilosa fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Luzula alpinopilosa world distribution map, present in France and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443701-1
WFO ID wfo-0000777600
COL ID 3WHCM
BDTFX ID 40226
INPN ID 106813
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juncus alpinopilosus Luzula variabilis Luzula spadicea f. laxiflora Juncus spadiceus Luzula alpinopilosa subsp. candollei Luzula spadicea var. barbata Luzula spadicea subsp. candollei Luzula spadicea var. elatior Luzula spadicea var. laxiflora Luzula alpinopilosa

Lower taxons

Luzula alpinopilosa subsp. alpinopilosa Luzula alpinopilosa subsp. deflexa Luzula alpinopilosa subsp. obscura