Juncaceae
Heath woodrush
Luzula congesta
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Luzula
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Common names
By language (6)
- Dutch
- Dichte veldbies
- English
- Heath woodrush
- Finnish
- Nummipiippo
- German
- Gedrängte Hainsimse
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Heifrytle
- Swedish
- Hedfryle
Synonyms
- Juncus campestris var. strictus Retz.
- Juncus congestus Thuill.
- Juncus liniger W.With.
- Luciola congesta (Thuill.) Sm.
- Luzula campestris subsp. congesta (Thuill.) K.Richt.
- Luzula campestris var. congesta (Thuill.) E.Mey.
- Luzula campestris var. congesta (Thuill.) Bicheno
- Luzula campestris var. hornemannii Blytt
- Luzula campestris var. pallens Merino
- Luzula congesta var. glabra DC.
- Luzula congesta var. subglabra DC.
- Luzula erecta prol. congesta (Thuill.) Rouy
- Luzula erecta var. congesta (Thuill.) Desv.
- Luzula intermedia var. congesta (Thuill.) Spenn.
- Luzula multiflora f. congesta (Thuill.) Neuman
- Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta (Thuill.) Hyl.
- Luzula multiflora subsp. congesta (Thuill.) Arcang.
- Luzula multiflora var. congesta (Thuill.) W.D.J.Koch
- Luzula spicata var. latifolia Losa
Flowers
- In flower
- October (from 6 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Piermario Maculan, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: guywallbanks, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: purperlibel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeke Marshall, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Le Mao, CC0, from iNaturalist
More in Luzula
- Field woodrushLuzula campestrisJuncaceae
- Common woodrushLuzula multifloraJuncaceae
- Great woodrushLuzula sylvaticaJuncaceae
- Hairy woodrushLuzula pilosaJuncaceae
- Sourthern woodrushLuzula forsteriJuncaceae
- Oakforest woodrushLuzula luzuloidesJuncaceae
- Luzula niveaJuncaceae
- Spiked woodrushLuzula spicataJuncaceae
- Eurasian woodrushLuzula pallescensJuncaceae
- Luzula luteaJuncaceae
- Small-flower wood-rushLuzula parvifloraJuncaceae
- Alpine woodrushLuzula alpinopilosaJuncaceae
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.