Luzula subcongesta Jeps.

Donner woodrush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Luzula

Characteristics

Rhizomes horizontal, stout. Culms 15--48 cm. Leaves: basal leaf sheaths bluish green; basal leaves bluish green, abruptly tapered, less than 19 cm x 3--5 mm, apex long. Inflorescences with glomerules crowded at ends of uneven peduncles; glomerules each with 3--12 flowers, central glomerules sessile or nearly sessile; peduncles arching in all directions; proximal inflorescence bract inconspicuous, 2--3 cm; bracteoles clear, margins ciliate. Flowers: tepals pale to dark brown (apex acute), 1.5--2 mm, apex acute; anthers ± equaling filament length. Capsules pale to dark brown-purple, shorter than tepals; (beak short). Seeds brown, oblong-ovoid, 1.1--1.2 mm; caruncle absent. 2n = 24.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
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OctNovDec
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Environment

Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:146277-2
WFO ID wfo-0000778175
COL ID 3WHKC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Juncoides subcongesta Luzula subcongesta Juncoides parviflora var. subcongesta Luzula parviflora var. subcongesta Luzula spadicea var. subcongesta