Image ID: 20286
Image by: Peterson, Jennifer
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library
PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: LUAC
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Luzula acuminata
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2019-09-18
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: LUZUL GENUS SCIENTIFIC:Luzula GENUS AUTHORITY: DC. GENUS COMMON: Woodrush GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 75-115 species, cosmopolitan. GENUS IDENTIFICATION: GENUS REFERENCES: Coffey Swab in FNA (2000); Kirschner et al. (2002a)=Z; Balslev in Kubitzki (1998b). Key adapted in part from Coffey Swab in FNA (2000), C, and F.
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: JUNCAC FAMILY SCIENTIFIC:Juncaceae FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789 FAMILY COMMON: Rush Family FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 8 genera and 350-440 species, herbs (and a few shrubs), largely of temperate regions of the Old and New World. FAMILY REFERENCE: Brooks & Clemants in FNA (2000); Balslev in Kubitzki (1998b); Drábková et al. (2003).
NCBG DESCRIPTIVES
INTRO: STEMS: LEAVES: INFLORESCENCE: FLOWERS: FRUITS: COMMENTS: HEIGHT: up to 1 ft. DURATION:
Perennial
HABIT:
Grass/Grasslike
LEAF ARRANGEMENT: LEAF COMPLEXITY: LEAF RETENTION: FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY:
BLOOM TIME: Feb-Aug
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BLOOM COLOR: Foliage plant
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NATIVE RANGE: eastern North America HORTICULTURAL
Plant Sale Text: Hairy Woodrush is a grass-like southeastern native perennial that adapts well to the conditions of the average shade garden. It makes an unusual clumping groundcover with wonderful tiny blooms in early spring. The genus name Luzula was derived from the Latin word “luciola,†meaning glow-worm, because of the history of this species in making lamp-wicks. This species is found growing in woods and on bluffs, primarily in the mountain and piedmont. Hairy Woodrush is tolerant of dry shade but requires well drained soil. It is not often offered for sale.
Bloom Table Text: Hairy Woodrush is a grass-like southeastern native perennial that adapts well to the conditions of the average shade garden. It makes an unusual clumping groundcover with wonderful tiny blooms in early spring. The genus name Luzula was derived from the Latin word “luciola,†meaning glow-worm, because of the history of this species in making lamp-wicks. This species is found growing in woods and on bluffs, primarily in the mountain and piedmont. Hairy Woodrush is tolerant of dry shade but requires well drained soil.
NCBG Location: Herb Garden, Piedmont Habitat, Totten Center Landscape
This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast
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Key to Map SymbolsABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora) Juncaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Rush Family) SUMMARY: A family of about 8 genera and 350-440 species, herbs (and a few shrubs), largely of temperate regions of the Old and New World. REFERENCE: Brooks & Clemants in FNA (2000); Balslev in Kubitzki (1998b); Drábková et al. (2003).ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora) Luzula DC. (Woodrush) SUMMARY: A genus of about 75-115 species, cosmopolitan. REFERENCE: Coffey Swab in FNA (2000); Kirschner et al. (2002a)=Z; Balslev in Kubitzki (1998b). Key adapted in part from Coffey Swab in FNA (2000), C, and F.
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Luzula acuminata in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available) UNC SERNEC: Find Luzula acuminata in
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)