Juncaceae
Northern woodrush
Luzula confusa
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Luzula
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 乱地杨梅
- English
- Northern woodrush
- Finnish
- Tankipiippo
Synonyms
- Juncoides confusa (Lindeb.) A.Heller
- Juncoides hyperborea (R.Br.) Coville
- Juncoides hyperborea var. minor (Hook.) E.Sheld.
- Luzula arcuata f. confusa (Lindeb.) Kjellm.
- Luzula arcuata subsp. confusa (Lindeb.) O.C.Dahl
- Luzula arcuata subsp. confusa (Lindeb.) C.Hartm.
- Luzula arcuata var. hyperborea (R.Br.) Rink
- Luzula confusa f. normalis Krylov
- Luzula confusa f. subspicata (Lange) Krylov
- Luzula confusa var. subspicata Lange
- Luzula hyperborea R.Br.
- Luzula hyperborea var. extensa Scheutz
- Luzula hyperborea var. major Hook.
- Luzula hyperborea var. minor Hook.
- Luzula spicata var. kjellmanii Nath.
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: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.