Carex luzulina

Carex luzulina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Cyperaceae
Genus:	Carex
Species:	C. luzulina
Binomial name
Carex luzulina Olney

Carex luzulina is a species of sedge known by the common name woodrush sedge.

Distribution[]

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[]

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[]

• Carex luzulina var. ablata
• Carex luzulina var. atropurpurea
• Carex luzulina var. luzulina

See also[]

• Luzula - "Woodrush"
• Luzula comosa
• Luzula divaricata
• Luzula orestera

External links[]

• Calflora Database: Carex luzulina (wood rush sedge)
• Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Carex luzulina and varieties^{[permanent dead link]}
• USDA Plants Profile: Carex luzulina
• Flora of North America
• UC Photos gallery — Carex luzulina