Flora of North America species comparison

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Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora

Luzula multiflora subsp. kobayasii
Photo is of parent taxon

common woodrush, many-flower wood-rush
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Cauline leaves

2–3, not or only barely overlapping;

proximal inflorescence bract equal to barely exceeding inflorescence.

greatly overlapping;

proximal inflorescence bract nearly as wide as leaves, well exceeding inflorescence.
Capsules

pale to brown, shorter than tepals.

chestnut brown, shorter than tepals.
Seeds

1.1–1.5 mm;

caruncle 0.3–0.6 mm.

1.5 mm;

caruncle 0.2–0.3 mm.
Tepals

outer and inner whorl straw-colored to brown, 2.8-3.6 mm, apex pointed.

outer and inner whorls chestnut, ca. 4 mm, apex pointed.
2n

= 24.

Luzula multiflora subsp. multiflora

Luzula multiflora subsp. kobayasii
Phenology Flowering and fruiting spring–summer. Flowering and fruiting in summer.
Habitat Sparsely scattered in fields, meadows, open woods, ditches and clearings Grassy places
Elevation 50–800 m (200–2600 ft) 0–500 m (0–1600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CT; DC; DE; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KY; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MO; MT; NC; NH; NJ; NY; OH; OR; PA; RI; SD; TN; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NF; NS; ON; PE; QC; SK; SPM; Eurasia [Introduced in North America]
[BONAP county map]
from FNA
AK; e Asia
Source FNA vol. 22. FNA vol. 22.
Parent taxa Juncaceae > Luzula > subg. Luzula > Luzula multiflora Juncaceae > Luzula > subg. Luzula > Luzula multiflora
Sibling taxa
L. multiflora subsp. frigida, L. multiflora subsp. kobayasii
L. multiflora subsp. frigida, L. multiflora subsp. multiflora
Synonyms L. multiflora var. acadiensis L. kobayasii
Name authority unknown (Satake) Hulten: Arkiv for Botanik utgivet av K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademien n.s. 7(1):32. (1968)
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