Luzula nivea (L.) Dc.

Luzule blanche (fr), Luzule des neiges (fr), Luzule blanc-de-neige (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Luzula

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.4-0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination anemogamy
Spread myrmecochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.4 - 0.8
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 3-8
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 2-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

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°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Luzula nivea habit picture by Virginie GOVIGNON (cc-by-sa)
Luzula nivea habit picture by Dieter Albrecht (cc-by-sa)
Luzula nivea habit picture by Frank Sundermeyer (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Luzula nivea leaf picture by Pl@ntNet (cc-by-sa)
Luzula nivea leaf picture by Alain Lagrave (cc-by-sa)
Luzula nivea leaf picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Luzula nivea flower picture by Tili Gerti (cc-by-sa)
Luzula nivea flower picture by Alexey Ilchenko (cc-by-sa)
Luzula nivea flower picture by emmanuelle ollivier (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Luzula nivea fruit picture by Maarten Vanhove (cc-by-sa)
Luzula nivea fruit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)
Luzula nivea fruit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Luzula nivea world distribution map, present in Andorra, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Slovenia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:443878-1
WFO ID wfo-0000777992
COL ID 3WHHP
BDTFX ID 40310
INPN ID 106846
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Juncoides nivea Juncus niveus Luzula nivea var. angustata Luzula nivea var. livida Luzula nivea var. minuta Luzula nivea var. rubella Luzula nivea