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Carex luzulina
Species of grass-like plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carex luzulina is a species of sedge known by the common name woodrush sedge.[1] It is native to Canada and the USA.[2]
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Description
Carex luzulina produces loose to dense clumps of rhizomed stems approaching 90 centimeters in maximum height. The inflorescence is made up of a few spikes of flowers with dark colored scales. The fruit is coated in a sac called a perigynium which is generally greenish with some dark purple coloration.[3]
Distribution and habitat
This sedge is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Wyoming, where it grows in wet habitat such as bogs and mountain meadows.[4]
Varieties
- Carex luzulina var. ablata
- Carex luzulina var. atropurpurea
- Carex luzulina var. luzulina
See also
- Luzula - "Woodrush"
- Luzula comosa
- Luzula divaricata
- Luzula orestera
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External links
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