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Luzula  DC.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 39330

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): wood rush [English]
  
    woodrush [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2010   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderPoales   
                            FamilyJuncaceae  – rushes, joncs, Rush Family  
                               GenusLuzula DC. – wood rush, woodrush  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesLuzula acuminata Raf. – hairy woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula alpinopilosa (Chaix) Breistr. – alpine woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula arcuata (Wahlenb.) Sw. – curved woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula bulbosa (Alph. Wood) Smyth & L.C.R. Smyth – bulbous woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula campestris (L.) DC. – field woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula comosa E. Mey. – Pacific woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula confusa Lindeb. – northern woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula congesta (Thuill.) Lej. – heath woodrush, spike woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula divaricata S. Watson – forked woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula echinata (Small) F.J. Herm. – hedgehog woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula forsteri (Sm.) DC. – southern woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula glabrata (Hoppe ex Rostk.) Desv. – smooth woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula groenlandica Böcher – Greenland woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula hawaiiensis Buchenau – Hawai'i woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula hitchcockii Hämet-Ahti – Hitchcock's smooth woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula kjellmaniana Miyabe & Kudô  
                                  SpeciesLuzula kobayasii Satake  
                                  SpeciesLuzula luzuloides (Lam.) Dandy & Wilmott – oakforest woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula multiflora (Ehrh.) Lej. – common wood-rush, common woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula nivalis (Laest.) Spreng.  
                                  SpeciesLuzula nivea (Nathh.) DC.  
                                  SpeciesLuzula orestera Sharsm. – Sierra woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula pallescens Sw.  
                                  SpeciesLuzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv. – millet woodrush, smallflower woodrush, smallflowered woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula pilosa (L.) Willd.  
                                  SpeciesLuzula piperi (Coville) M.E. Jones – smooth woodrush, Piper's woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula rufescens Fisch. ex E. Mey. – rufous woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula spicata (L.) DC. – spiked wood-rush, spiked woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula subcapitata (Rydb.) H.D. Harr. – Colorado woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula subcongesta (S. Watson) Jeps. – Donner woodrush 
                                  SpeciesLuzula subsessilis (S. Watson) Buchenau  
                                  SpeciesLuzula sudetica (Willd.) Schult.  
                                  SpeciesLuzula wahlenbergii Rupr. – Wahlenberg's woodrush 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
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  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Juncaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Luzula   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Luzula   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Luzula   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Luzula   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Brooks, Ralph E., and Steven E. Clemants / Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds.   
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title: 209. Juncaceae Jussieu   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Flora of North America North of Mexico: Volume 22: Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae   
  Page(s): 211-267   
  Publisher: Oxford University Press   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-19-513729-9   
  Notes: This volume is reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)   
  Reference for: Luzula, wood rush [English]   
       

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