Juncaceae
Rufous woodrush
Luzula rufescens
- Family
- Juncaceae
- Genus
- Luzula
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- متلألئة صدئية
- Chinese
- 火红地杨梅
- English
- Rufous woodrush
- Russian
- Ожика рыжеватая
Synonyms
- Juncoides rufescens (Fisch. ex E.Mey.) Kuntze
- Luzula pilosa var. rufescens (Fisch. ex E.Mey.) B.Boivin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native
Photos
Photo: Ilya Filippov, CC BY 4.0, 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.