Juncaceae

Hedgehog woodrush

Luzula echinata (Small) F.J.Herm.

Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Luzula

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Hedgehog woodrush (Luzula echinata) — FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: متلألئة شوكية
English: Hedgehog woodrush

Synonyms

Juncoides campestre var. echinatum (Small) Coville & S.F.Blake
Juncoides campestris var. echinata (Small) Coville & S.F.Blake
Juncoides echinata Small
Juncoides intermedia var. echinata (Small) House
Luzula campestris var. echinata (Small) Fernald & Wiegand
Luzula capillaris Steud.
Luzula echinata var. echinata
Luzula echinata var. mesochorea F.J.Herm.

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 106 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yann Kemper, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Anne Parker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daniel McClosky, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rod, CC0, 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.