Luzula divaricata
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| Luzula divaricata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Juncaceae |
| Genus: | Luzula |
| Species: | L. divaricata
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| Binomial name | |
| Luzula divaricata | |
Luzula divaricata is a species of flowering plant in the rush family known by the common name forked woodrush.[1] It is native to the California and Nevada in the United States.[2]
Luzula divaricata grows in the subalpine and alpine climates of high mountain ranges.[1] It is a perennial herb with a thin, reddish stem reaching about 30 centimeters in maximum height surrounded by many grasslike leaves. The inflorescence is a tangled array of branches tipped with small reddish-brown spikelike flowers.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ "Luzula divaricata S.Watson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
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