Luzula luzuloides (Lam.) Dandy

Oakforest woodrush (en), Luzule blanche (fr), Luzule des bosquets (fr), Luzule fausse luzule (fr), Luzule blanchâtre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Luzula

Characteristics

Loosely tufted, slender, 3–7 dm; lvs narrowly linear, 15–30 cm, tapering to a very long slender point, the larger ones 3–5 mm wide; infl compound, loosely branched, the fls in terminal clusters of (2)3–6(–8); tep white or rose-tinged, lance-acuminate, the pet 3–3.8 mm, the sep 0.5 mm shorter; fr red-brown, round-ovoid, about equaling the sep; seed ellipsoid, 1–1.3 mm, with a pale, ridge-like raphe extending along one side and slightly prolonged at the tip; 2n=12, 24. Native of Europe, intr. in Vt., Ont., N.Y., and Minn. (L. nemorosa, a preoccupied name)
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) 0.45 - 0.7
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 1-5
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

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Edible -
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Human toxicity -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
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Minimum temperature (C°) -23
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Images

Habit

Luzula luzuloides habit picture by Gilles Istin (cc-by-sa)
Luzula luzuloides habit picture by Tom Fisher (cc-by-sa)
Luzula luzuloides habit picture by Udo Herkommer (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Luzula luzuloides leaf picture by Petra Beversdorff (cc-by-sa)
Luzula luzuloides leaf picture by Katrin Buser (cc-by-sa)
Luzula luzuloides leaf picture by Rob Harrison (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Luzula luzuloides flower picture by Ugoline Jacquot (cc-by-sa)
Luzula luzuloides flower picture by Ugoline Jacquot (cc-by-sa)
Luzula luzuloides flower picture by Karl Seibel (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Luzula luzuloides fruit picture by NeoAemaeth (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:146224-2
WFO ID wfo-0000777899
COL ID 3WHGX
BDTFX ID 40287
INPN ID 106840
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Juncus luzula Juncus luzuloides Luzula nemorosa Luzula angustifolia Juncus leucophobus Juncus angustifolius Juncus maximus var. angustifolius Luzula albida var. leucanthema Luzula albida var. macrantha Luzula albida var. parviflora Luzula luzuloides var. parviflora Luzula nemorosa var. parviflora Luzula nivea subsp. albida Luzula luzuloides

Lower taxons

Luzula luzuloides subsp. luzuloides Luzula luzuloides subsp. rubella