Luzula campestris
| Luzula campestris | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Juncaceae |
| Genus: | Luzula |
| Species: | L. campestris |
| Binomial name | |
| Luzula campestris (L.) DC. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Juncus campestris L. | |
Luzula campestris is a rush commonly known as field wood-rush, Good Friday grass or sweep's brush.
It is a very common plant throughout temperate Europe and Asia. This species of Luzula is found on all types of native grasslands, and cultivated areas such as lawns, golf-course greens, and fields.
Description
Luzula campestris is relatively short, between 5 cm and 15 cm tall. It spreads via short stolons and also via seed produced in one stemless cluster of flowers together with three to six stemmed clusters of flowers.
It flowers between March and June in the northern temperate zone (September to December in the southern hemisphere). The chromosome number is 12, 24 or 36.
The plant can be a persistent weed in ornamental turf.
- Related
The closely related Luzula multiflora is native in much of North America, and is a distinct species in the Flora of North America.[1] Some botanists treat it as a variety, Luzula campestris var. multiflora.
Other species similar to Luzula campestris are found in Malaysia and New Zealand.
See also
References
- ↑ Luzula multiflora in Flora of North America @ efloras.org . accessed 7.22.2012
External links
Media related to Luzula campestris at Wikimedia Commons