Luzula orestera Sharsm.

Sierra woodrush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Luzula

Characteristics

Culms densely cespitose, stiffly erect, reddish brown, 3--26 cm. Leaves: basal leaves reddish, 2.5--7 cm x 2--5 mm, firm, apex callous, glabrous. Inflorescences pyramidal, 5--10 mm wide; glomerules 1--5, sessile, sometimes with 1--2 smaller glomerules on short peduncles; proximal inflorescence bract conspicuous, reddish, usually exceeding inflorescence, generally stiff; bracteoles clear. Flowers: tepals very dark with clear margins, 2--3 mm; outer whorl slightly exceeding inner whorl; anthers ± equaling filaments. Capsules dark brown to black in distal portion, much shorter than tepals; (beak 0.3 mm). Seeds dark brown, oval, 0.8 mm; caruncle about 0.2 mm. 2n = 20, 22.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.05 - 0.25
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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

Usage

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Therapeutic use -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Distribution

Luzula orestera world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:146238-2
WFO ID wfo-0000778012
COL ID 3WHHY
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Luzula orestera