Juncaceae
Piper's woodrush
Luzula piperi
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Luzula
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Piper's woodrush
Synonyms
- Juncoides major (Hook.) Piper
- Juncoides piperi Coville
- Luzula arcuata var. major Hook.
- Luzula parviflora subsp. yezoensis (Satake) Hultén
- Luzula parviflora var. yezoensis Satake
- Luzula wahlenbergii f. americana Kurz
- Luzula wahlenbergii subsp. piperi (Coville) Hultén
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lindsey K. Wise, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Brew, 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.