''Luzula'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the rush family

Juncaceae Juncaceae is a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the rush family. It consists of 8 genera and about 464 known species of slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous monocotyledonous plants that may superficially resemble grasses and ...

. The genus has a

cosmopolitan distribution In biogeography, a cosmopolitan distribution is the range of a taxon that extends across most or all of the surface of the Earth, in appropriate habitats; most cosmopolitan species are known to be highly adaptable to a range of climatic and en ...

, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in

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regions, the

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, and higher elevation areas in the

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. Plants of the genus are known commonly as wood-rush, wood rush, or woodrush.''Luzula''.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Possible origins of the genus name include the

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

''lucciola'' ("to shine, sparkle") or the

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

''luzulae'' or ''luxulae'', from ''lux'' ("light"), inspired by the way the plants sparkle when wet with

dew Dew is water in the form of droplets that appears on thin, exposed objects in the morning or evening due to condensation. As the exposed surface cools by thermal radiation, radiating its heat, atmospheric moisture condenses at a rate grea ...

. Another etymology sometimes given is that it does derive from ''lucciola'' but that this meant a mid-summer field, or from the

''luculus'', meaning a small place; the same source also states that this name was applied by

Luigi Anguillara Luigi Anguillara, actually Luigi Squalermo, (born c. 1512 in Anguillara Sabazia, died September 1570 in Ferrara) was an Italian botanist. Life Little is known about Anguillara's early life. From 1539, he is attested at the private botanical gar ...

(an Italian

botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

) in 1561. These rushes are usually

perennial plant In horticulture, the term perennial (''wikt:per-#Prefix, per-'' + ''wikt:-ennial#Suffix, -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annual plant, annuals and biennial plant, biennials. It has thus been d ...

s with

rhizome In botany and dendrology, a rhizome ( ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and Shoot (botany), shoots from its Node (botany), nodes. Rhizomes are also called creeping rootstalks or just rootstalks. Rhizomes develop from ...

s and sometimes

stolon In biology, a stolon ( from Latin ''wikt:stolo, stolō'', genitive ''stolōnis'' – "branch"), also known as a runner, is a horizontal connection between parts of an organism. It may be part of the organism, or of its skeleton. Typically, animal ...

s. They generally form clumps of cylindrical stems and narrow leaves with hair-lined edges. The

inflorescence In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a mai ...

is often a dense cluster of flowers with two leaf-like

bract In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves in size, color, shape or texture. They also lo ...

s at the base, or sometimes a solitary flower or a few flowers borne together. They have six brownish

tepal A tepal is one of the outer parts of a flower (collectively the perianth). The term is used when these parts cannot easily be classified as either sepals or petals. This may be because the parts of the perianth are undifferentiated (i.e. of very ...

s.''Luzula''.
The Jepson eFlora 2013. ''Luzula'' species are used as food plants by the

larva A larva (; : larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. Animals with indirect development such as insects, some arachnids, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase ...

e of some

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species, including the

smoky wainscot ''Mythimna impura'', the smoky wainscot, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1808. It is distributed throughout most of the Palearctic realm from Ireland in the west of Europe east to the Caucas ...

. Several moths of the genus ''

Coleophora ''Coleophora'' is a very large genus of moths of the family Coleophoridae. It contains some 1,350 described species. The genus is represented on all continents, but the majority are found in the Nearctic and Palaearctic regions. Many authors have t ...

'' have been observed on the plants. ''

Coleophora biforis ''Coleophora biforis'' is a moth of the family Coleophoridae. It is found in the United States, including Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie ...

'' and '' C. otidipennella'' feed exclusively on ''Luzula''. '' C. antennariella'' is limited to ''Luzula pilosa'', and '' C. sylvaticella'' feeds only on ''L. sylvatica''. Some species, notably ''

Luzula sylvatica ''Luzula sylvatica'', commonly known as greater wood-rush or great wood-rush, is a perennial flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae. Description ''Luzula sylvatica'' is the largest woodrush, with stems high. It forms clumps of bright gr ...

'' and its cultivars, are used as ornamental garden plants.

Species

There are around 140 species in the genus: *''

Luzula abchasica ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Novikov *''

Luzula abyssinica ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Parl. *'' Luzula acuminata'' Raf. *'' Luzula acutifolia'' H. Nordensk. *''

Luzula africana ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate climate, temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation ...

'' Drège ''ex'' Steud. *''

Luzula alopecuroides ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Desv. *'' Luzula alopecurus'' Desv. *'' Luzula alpestris'' H. Nordensk. *'' Luzula alpina'' Hoppe *''

Luzula alpinopilosa ''Luzula alpinopilosa'', the alpine woodrush, is a species of rush in the Juncaceae family native to Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arct ...

'' (Chaix) Breistr. *'' Luzula antarctica'' Hook. f. *''

Luzula arcuata ''Luzula arcuata'' is a species of flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae with the modern common name curved wood-rush (formerly curved mountain hair-rush).James Edward Smith & James Sowerby, English Botany. New Edition, Vol. 3, 1836. Page ...

'' (Wahlenb.) Sw. *''

Luzula atlantica ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Braun-Blanq. *'' Luzula atrata'' Edgar *''

Luzula australasica ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Steud. *'' Luzula banksiana'' E. Mey. *''

Luzula × bogdanii ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Kirschner *'' Luzula bomiensis'' K. F. Wu *'' Luzula × bornmuelleriana'' Kük. *''

Luzula × borreri ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Bromf. ''ex'' Bab. *''

Luzula brachyphylla ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Phil. *'' Luzula bulbosa'' (Alph. Wood) Smyth & L. C. Smyth *'' Luzula caespitosa'' (E. Mey.) Steud. *'' Luzula calabra'' Ten. *''

Luzula campestris ''Luzula campestris'', commonly known as field wood-rush or Good Friday grass is a flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae. It is also one of the plants known as chimney sweeps or sweep's broom because of the brush-like appearance of their ...

'' (L.) DC. *''

Luzula canariensis ''Luzula canariensis'' is a plant species in the genus ''Luzula'', family Juncaceae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous communit ...

'' Poir. *'' Luzula capitata'' (Miq. ''ex'' Franch. & Sav.) Kom. *'' Luzula caricina'' E. Mey. *'' Luzula celata'' Edgar *''

Luzula chilensis ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Nees & Meyen ''ex'' Kunth *'' Luzula colensoi'' Hook. f. *''

Luzula comosa ''Luzula comosa'' is a species of flowering plant in the rush family known by the common name Pacific woodrush. It is native to western North America from Alaska to California to Colorado, where it can be found in moist spots in forests and mead ...

'' E. Mey. *'' Luzula confusa'' Lindeb. *'' Luzula congesta'' (Thuill.) Lej. *'' Luzula crenulata'' Buchenau *'' Luzula crinita'' Hook. f. *''

Luzula × danica ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' H. Nordensk. & Kirschner *''

Luzula decipiens ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Edgar *'' Luzula densiflora'' (H. Nordensk.) Edgar *''

Luzula denticulata ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Liebm. *'' Luzula desvauxii'' Kunth *''

Luzula divaricata ''Luzula divaricata'' is a species of flowering plant in the rush family known by the common name forked woodrush. It is native to the California and Nevada in the United States. ''Luzula divaricata'' grows in the subalpine and alpine climates ...

'' S. Watson *'' Luzula divulgata'' Kirschner *'' Luzula divulgatiformis'' Bačič & Jogan *'' Luzula echinata'' (Small) F. J. Herm. *'' Luzula ecuadoriensis'' Balslev *''

Luzula effusa ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Buchenau *''

Luzula elegans ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Lowe *'' Luzula excelsa'' Buchenau *'' Luzula exspectata'' Bačič & Jogan *''

Luzula fallax ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate climate, temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation ...

'' Kirschner *''

Luzula × favratii ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' K. Richt. *'' Luzula flaccida'' (Buchenau) Edgar *'' Luzula formosana'' Ohwi *''

Luzula forsteri ''Luzula forsteri'', commonly known as southern wood-rush, is a species of perennial plant in Juncaceae family that is native to Europe, north Africa and western Asia West Asia (also called Western Asia or Southwest Asia) is the westernmost ...

'' (Sm.) DC. *'' Luzula × gayana'' Font Quer & Rothm. *''

Luzula gigantea ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate climate, temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation ...

'' Desv. *'' Luzula glabrata'' (Hoppe) Desv. *''

Luzula groenlandica ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate climate, temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation ...

'' Böcher *''

Luzula × hasleri ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Murr *''

Luzula hawaiiensis ''Luzula hawaiiensis'', commonly known as Hawai'i wood-rush, Wood rush or the Hawaii Wood Rush, is a species of perennial plant in Juncaceae ( Rush family) family that is endemic to Hawaii. ''L hawaiiensis'' lives in rocky areas, slopes, cliffs, ...

'' Buchenau *'' Luzula × heddae'' Kirschner *'' Luzula × hermannii-muelleri'' Asch. & Graebn. *''

Luzula hitchcockii ''Luzula hitchcockii'' is a species of flowering plant in the rush family known by the common names smooth woodrush and Hitchcock's wood rush. It is native to western North America from British Columbia and Alberta to Oregon to Wyoming. It is so ...

'' Hämet-Ahti *''

Luzula × hybrida ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' H. Lindb. ''ex'' Kirschner *'' Luzula ignivoma'' Kirschner *'' Luzula inaequalis'' K. F. Wu *'' Luzula indica'' Kirschner *''

Luzula jimboi ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Miyabe & Kudo *''

Luzula × johannis-principis ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Murr *'' Luzula johnstonii'' Buchenau *'' Luzula kjellmaniana'' Miyabe & Kudo *'' Luzula kobayasii'' Satake *''

Luzula lactea ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' (Link) E. Mey. *''

Luzula leiboldii ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Buchenau *'' Luzula leptophylla'' Buchenau & Petrie *''

Luzula × levieri ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Asch. & Graebn. *'' Luzula longiflora'' Benth. *''

Luzula lutea ''Luzula lutea'', is a species of perennial plant in Juncaceae family which is tall. Its anthers are long while their filaments are . The basal leaves of the species are usually long and wide, while its cauline leaves are in length. Its lowe ...

'' (All.) DC. *'' Luzula lutescens'' (Koidz.) Kirschner & Miyam. *''

Luzula luzulina ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate climate, temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation ...

'' (Vill.) Racib. *''

Luzula luzuloides ''Luzula luzuloides'', the white wood-rush or oakforest wood-rush is a species of flowering plant in the family Juncaceae (rush family). It is native to Central Europe, from the Balkans to Fennoscandia, but it has also been introduced to the Bri ...

'' (Lam.) Dandy & Wilmott *''

Luzula mannii ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' (Buchenau) Kirschner & Cheek *'' Luzula masafuerana'' Skottsb. *'' Luzula × media'' Kirschner *'' Luzula melanocarpa'' Desv. *''

Luzula mendocina ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Barros *''

Luzula meridionalis ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' H. Nordensk. *''

Luzula modesta ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Buchenau *'' Luzula multiflora'' (Ehrh.) Lej. *'' Luzula nipponica'' (Satake) Kirschner & Miyam. *''

Luzula nivalis ''Luzula nivalis'', commonly known as arctic wood-rush or less commonly as snowy wood-rush (both names are used with or without hyphenation), is a species of perennial plant, perennial Juncaceae, rush native to the North American Arctic and Nort ...

'' (Laest.) Spreng. *''

Luzula nivea ''Luzula nivea'', commonly known as snow-white wood-rush, snowy wood-rush and lesser wood-rush, is a species of perennial plant in Juncaceae family. The plant is native to Southwestern and Central Europe, including the Alps and Pyrenees. Descri ...

'' (Nathh.) DC. *'' Luzula nodulosa'' E. Mey. *''

Luzula novae-cambriae ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Gand. *'' Luzula oligantha'' Sam. *''

Luzula orestera ''Luzula orestera'', with the common name Hairy woodrush or Sierra woodrush, is a species of flowering plant in the rush family. It is endemic to the High Sierra Nevada of California, where it grows in fellfields, talus, and other habitat in r ...

'' Sharsm. *'' Luzula ostenii'' (Mattf.) Herter *''

Luzula ovata ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Edgar *'' Luzula pallescens'' Sw. *''

Luzula papuana ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' M. E. Jansen *''

Luzula parviflora ''Luzula parviflora'' is a species of flowering plant in the rush family known by the common name small-flowered woodrush. It has a northern circumboreal distribution. Description It is a perennial herb forming grasslike clumps of several upri ...

'' (Ehrh.) Desv. *'' Luzula pedemontana'' Boiss. & Reut. *'' Luzula pediformis'' (Chaix) DC. *'' Luzula peruviana'' Desv. *''

Luzula × pfaffii ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Murr *''

Luzula philippinensis ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' M. E. Jansen *''

Luzula picta ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' A. Rich. *''

Luzula pilosa ''Luzula pilosa'' is a species of flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae with the common name hairy wood-rush. The plant is native to northern Europe and western Asia. Description ''Luzula pilosa'' is a short, tufted, grass-like perennial ...

'' (L.) Willd. *''

Luzula pindica ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' (Hausskn.) Chrtek & Krísa *'' Luzula piperi'' (Coville) M. E. Jones *'' Luzula plumosa'' E. Mey. *'' Luzula poimena'' W. M. Curtis *'' Luzula pumila'' Hook. f. *'' Luzula purpureosplendens'' Seub. *''

Luzula racemosa ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Desv. *''

Luzula × romanica ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' J. Dvorák & Vorel *''

Luzula rufa ''Luzula rufa'', or red woodrush, is a species of rush that is endemic to New Zealand. Description ''Luzula rufa'' is perennial. Its growth pattern is scattered and grass-like, with long thin stems. The inflorescence is a single head, with one ...

'' Edgar *'' Luzula rufescens'' Fisch. ''ex'' E. Mey. *''

Luzula ruiz-lealii ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Barros *''

Luzula seubertii ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Lowe *'' Luzula × sichuanensis'' K. F. Wu *'' Luzula × somedana'' Fern-Carv. & Fern. Prieto *''

Luzula spicata ''Luzula spicata'' is a species of flowering plant in the rush family known by the common name spiked woodrush. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring throughout the northern Hemisphere in Europe, Asia, and North America. It grows in suba ...

'' (L.) DC. *'' Luzula stenophylla'' Steud. *''

Luzula subcapitata ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' (Rydb.) H. D. Harr. *'' Luzula subcongesta'' (S. Watson) Jeps. *'' Luzula subsessilis'' (S. Watson) Buchenau *''

Luzula sudetica ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' (Willd.) Schult. *''

'' (Huds.) Gaudin *''

Luzula taiwaniana ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Satake *'' Luzula taurica'' (V. I. Krecz.) Novikov *''

Luzula traversii ''Luzula traversii'' is a species of flowering plant in the rush family Juncaceae. It is native to New Zealand. Description Thomas Cheeseman Thomas Frederick Cheeseman (8 June 184515 October 1923) was a New Zealand botanist. He was als ...

'' (Buchenau) Cheeseman *''

Luzula tristachya ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate climate, temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation ...

'' Desv. *'' Luzula ulei'' Buchenau *'' Luzula ulophylla'' (Buchenau) Cockayne & Laing *'' Luzula × vinesii'' Murr *'' Luzula vulcanica'' Liebm. *'' Luzula wahlenbergii'' Rupr. *''

Luzula × wettsteinii ''Luzula'' is a genus of flowering plants in the rush family Juncaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, with species occurring throughout the world, especially in temperate regions, the Arctic, and higher elevation areas in the tropic ...

'' Buchenau

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