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Luzula acuminata - (image 1 of 4)

Taxonomy

Family: Juncaceae

Habitat

Moist woods. Also along trails, roadsides, and other open areas

Associates

Distribution

Eastern half of the U.S. and Canada.

Morphology

Herbaceous perennial from short stolons and rhizomes. Leaves hairy along the margins with a blunt callous tip; basal leaves elongate; cauline leaves 2 to 4, shorter than basal. Inflorescence simple, branches mostly 1 flowered. 

Notes

Flowers late March to early June.

Wetland indicator: Facultative -

 Endangered in IL, IN, and NJ.

Bibliography

Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY.

Swink, F. and G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.

USDA, NRCS. 2002. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov).

National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

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