Juncaceae
Curved woodrush
Luzula arcuata
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Luzula
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Common names
By language (5)
- English
- Curved woodrush
- Finnish
- Kaaripiippo
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Buefrytle
- Swedish
- Bågfryle
- Welsh
- Coedfrwynen grom
Synonyms
- Juncoides arcuata (Wahlenb.) Druce
- Juncus arcuatus Wahlenb.
- Luciola arcuata (Wahlenb.) Sm.
- Luzula arcuata var. arcuata
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jens-Christian Svenning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Thomas, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Илья Руденко, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.