Juncaceae
Smooth woodrush
Luzula glabrata
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Luzula
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- متلألئة جرداء
- English
- Smooth woodrush
- German
- Kahle Hainsimse
Synonyms
- Juncoides glabrata (Hoppe) E.Sheld.
- Juncus glabratus Hoppe ex Rostk.
- Juncus glabratus Hoppe
- Juncus intermedius Host
- Juncus pilosus subsp. glabrescens Schrank
- Luzula glabrata var. vera Buchenau
- Luzula glabrescens (Schrank) Dalla Torre & Sarnth.
- Luzula intermedia Baumg.
- Luzula parviflora var. intermedia Wahlenb.
- Luzula spadicea var. glabrata (Hoppe) E.Mey.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Luzula
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- 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.