Carex luzulina
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Cyperaceae |
| Genus: | Carex |
| Species: | C. luzulina
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Carex luzulina is a species of sedge known by the common name woodrush sedge.
Distribution[edit]
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.
Description[edit]
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.
Varieties[edit]
- Carex luzulina var. ablata
- Carex luzulina var. atropurpurea
- Carex luzulina var. luzulina
See also[edit]
- Luzula - "Woodrush"
- Luzula comosa
- Luzula divaricata
- Luzula orestera
External links[edit]
- Calflora Database: Carex luzulina (wood rush sedge)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Carex luzulina and varieties
- USDA Plants Profile: Carex luzulina
- Flora of North America
- UC Photos gallery — Carex luzulina