Juncaceae

Hairy woodrush

Luzula acuminata Raf.

Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Luzula

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Hairy woodrush (Luzula acuminata) — FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: متلألئة مستدقة
English: Hairy woodrush

Synonyms

Juncoides pilosum var. saltuense (Fernald) Farw.
Luzula acuminata var. acuminata

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 109 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: aarongunnar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Lythronax246, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.