Juncaceae

Great woodrush

Luzula sylvatica (Huds.) Gaudin

Family: Juncaceae
Genus: Luzula

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Great woodrush (Luzula sylvatica) — FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (23)

Arabic: متلألئة حرجية
arz: متلالئه حرجيه
Bulgarian: Горска светлика, Светлика горска
Catalan: Luzule des bois
Chinese: 冬黄地杨梅, 林地杨梅
Czech: Bika lesní
Danish: Stor Frytle
Dutch: Grote veldbies
English: Great woodrush
Finnish: Isopiippo
French: Luzule des bois, Grande luzule
German: Wald-Hainsimse, Waldhainsimse, Große Hainsimse, Luzule des bois, Waldmarbel
hsb: Lěsna syćel
Irish: Giúnach mór
Lithuanian: Luzule des bois
Norwegian Bokmål: Storfrytle
Norwegian Nynorsk: Storfrytle
Polish: Kosmatka olbrzymia
Russian: Ожика лесная
Slovenian: Gozdna bekica
Swedish: Storfryle, Luzule des bois
Ukrainian: Ожика лісова
Welsh: Coedfrwynen fawr

Synonyms

Juncoides sylvatica (Huds.) Druce
Juncus sylvaticus Huds.
Luciola sylvatica (Huds.) Sm.

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 70 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sarah Adamson, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: gerardbertrand, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wolfgang Ahlmer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Piotr Lukasik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wildfeuer, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mirko Ubović, 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). About our plant data.