NameThatPlant.net: Luzula acuminata var. acuminata

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Luzula acuminata var. acuminata FAMILY Juncaceae Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Luzula at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Luzula acuminata ssp. acuminata FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-02-001a:

Luzula acuminata var. acuminata FAMILY Juncaceae

COMMON NAME:
Hairy Woodrush

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Luzula acuminata var. acuminata FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Luzula acuminata ssp. acuminata FAMILY Juncaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 040-02-001a:
Luzula acuminata var. acuminata FAMILY Juncaceae

4062

Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial

Habitat: Moist forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Radially symmetrical
3 sepals
3 petals
6 stamens
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Green
Capsule

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